Helianthus niveus ssp. canescens Calflora

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Taxon Report

Helianthus niveus (Benth.) Brandegee ssp. canescens (A. Gray) Heiser

(not an active name)

Gray desert sunflower, Showy sunflower

2009 Barry Breckling

1988 Arthur H. Bazell, M.D.

Helianthus niveus ssp. canescens is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California.

also called Helianthus petiolaris ssp. canescens


	Plant Range Observation Search ~60 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Parent:	Helianthus niveus
Genus:	Helianthus
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Helianthus canescens
PLANTS	Helianthus canus
PLANTS	Helianthus petiolaris var. canescens
JEF	Helianthus petiolaris ssp. canescens

Information about Helianthus niveus ssp. canescens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (HENIC) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).