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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Helianthus debilis ssp. cucumerifolius   FAMILY Asteraceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Helianthus debilis ssp. cucumerifolius   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Helianthus debilis ssp. cucumerifolius

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-65-024:

Helianthus debilis var. cucumerifolius   FAMILY Asteraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Helianthus cucumerifolius

 

COMMON NAME:
Cucumber-leaf Sunflower, Beach Sunflower


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image of Helianthus debilis ssp. cucumerifolius, Cucumber-leaf Sunflower, Beach Sunflower

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_h_debilis_cucumerif_2

October        

Ray florets 11-20. Disc floret corolla lobes usually reddish. Anthers dark, per Flora of North America.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Helianthus debilis ssp. cucumerifolius   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Helianthus debilis ssp. cucumerifolius   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Helianthus debilis ssp. cucumerifolius

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-65-024:
Helianthus debilis var. cucumerifolius   FAMILY Asteraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Helianthus cucumerifolius

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3637

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Sandy soils of fields and roadsides, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia

Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, rare in GA & Carolina Piedmont

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LEAVES:
Simple
Lower opposite, upper alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Reddish
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate but sterile

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Grayish-black
Achene

 

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