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Variableleaf Sunflower, Savannah Sunflower (Helianthus heterophyllus) Craven Co., NC 27 Aug 2006 Uncommon to fairly rare in wet pine savannas, seepage bogs, etc. in the NC coastal plain. | |
Variableleaf Sunflower, Savannah Sunflower (Helianthus heterophyllus) Craven Co., NC 27 Aug 2006 | |
Variableleaf Sunflower, Savannah Sunflower (Helianthus heterophyllus) Craven Co., NC 27 Aug 2006 | |
Variableleaf Sunflower, Savannah Sunflower (Helianthus heterophyllus) Holly Shelter, Pender Co., NC 4 Oct 2018 |
Woodland Sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus) Dirt roadside edge along mixed woods in Korstian Division, Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 10 July 2013 Common in the mountains and piedmont of North Carolina (rare in the coastal plain). | |
Woodland Sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus) Dirt roadside edge along mixed woods in Korstian Division, Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 10 July 2013 | |
Woodland Sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus) Dirt roadside edge along mixed woods in Korstian Division, Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 10 July 2013 Close up of disc flowers | |
Woodland Sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus) Dirt roadside edge along mixed woods in Korstian Division, Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 10 July 2013 Leaves are opposite and sessile. Stems below the inflorescence are smooth and glaucous. | |
Woodland Sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus) Dirt roadside edge along mixed woods in Korstian Division, Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 10 July 2013 |
Purpledisk Sunflower, Appalachian Sunflower (Helianthus atrorubens) Harnett Co., NC 3 Sep 2006 Common statewide along dry roadsides and woodland edges. | |
Purpledisk Sunflower, Appalachian Sunflower (Helianthus atrorubens) Harnett Co., NC 3 Sep 2006 | |
Purpledisk Sunflower, Appalachian Sunflower (Helianthus atrorubens) Harnett Co., NC 3 Sep 2006 | |
Purpledisk Sunflower, Appalachian Sunflower (Helianthus atrorubens) Harnett Co., NC 3 Sep 2006 | |
Purpledisk Sunflower, Appalachian Sunflower (Helianthus atrorubens) Harnett Co., NC 3 Sep 2006 | |
Giant Sunflower, Swamp Sunflower, Tuberous Sunflower (Helianthus giganteus) Granville Co., NC 10 Sep 2006 Widespread and uncommon to locally abundant in NC, this tall pale sunflower grows in moist soils. | |
Giant Sunflower, Swamp Sunflower, Tuberous Sunflower (Helianthus giganteus) Granville Co., NC 10 Sep 2006 | |
Giant Sunflower, Swamp Sunflower, Tuberous Sunflower (Helianthus giganteus) Granville Co., NC 10 Sep 2006 | |
Giant Sunflower, Swamp Sunflower, Tuberous Sunflower (Helianthus giganteus) Granville Co., NC 10 Sep 2006 |
Whiteleaf Sunflower (Helianthus glaucophyllus) McDowell Co., NC 13 Sep 2008 Rare in North Carolina (NC Watch List), this plant grows at mid elevations, for example along roadside edges in the escarpment between the mountains and the piedmont. | |
Whiteleaf Sunflower (Helianthus glaucophyllus) McDowell Co., NC 13 Sep 2008 Usually 5 to 8 ray flowers present. | |
Whiteleaf Sunflower (Helianthus glaucophyllus) McDowell Co., NC 13 Sep 2008 Stem is leafy with oppositely arranged leaves. | |
Whiteleaf Sunflower (Helianthus glaucophyllus) McDowell Co., NC 13 Sep 2008 Leaf undersides are very glaucus (whitish). | |
Whiteleaf Sunflower (Helianthus glaucophyllus) McDowell Co., NC 13 Sep 2008 |
Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC 13 Sep 2008 Common in North Carolina in disturbed soils, this sunflower is introduced from the western US for its edible tubers. | |
Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC 13 Sep 2008 Note loose, spreading phyllaries. | |
Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC 13 Sep 2008 | |
Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC 13 Sep 2008 | |
Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC 13 Sep 2008 |
Thinleaf Sunflower, Ten-petaled Sunflower (Helianthus decapetalus) Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC 13 Sep 2008 Statewide in NC but common only in the western half, this sunflower grows along woodland edges and roadsides. | |
Thinleaf Sunflower, Ten-petaled Sunflower (Helianthus decapetalus) Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC 13 Sep 2008 Long phyllaries. | |
Thinleaf Sunflower, Ten-petaled Sunflower (Helianthus decapetalus) Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC 13 Sep 2008 Thin leaves. | |
Thinleaf Sunflower, Ten-petaled Sunflower (Helianthus decapetalus) Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC 13 Sep 2008 Leaves scabrous. | |
Thinleaf Sunflower, Ten-petaled Sunflower (Helianthus decapetalus) Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC 13 Sep 2008 Stem below the inflorescence is essentially glabrous. Lower cauline leaves opposite. | |
Thinleaf Sunflower, Ten-petaled Sunflower (Helianthus decapetalus) Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC 13 Sep 2008 Upper cauline leaves often alternate. |
Porter's Sunflower, Confederate Daisy (Helianthus porteri) Granite outcrop habitat in Alexander Co., NC 3 July 2009 Formerly classified as Viguiera porteri, this sunflower is native to GA and SC where it's uncommon to rare, growing primarily on shallow soils over granite. According to Weakley's Flora, it was introduced to two sites in North Carolina (Rocky Face Mountain and Mitchell Mill Flatrock) as part of an experiment, and it is now well established at those site. | |
Porter's Sunflower, Confederate Daisy (Helianthus porteri) Granite outcrop habitat in Alexander Co., NC 3 July 2009 | |
Porter's Sunflower, Confederate Daisy (Helianthus porteri) Granite outcrop habitat in Alexander Co., NC 3 July 2009 Note yellow disk flowers and opposite, narrow, cuneate-based leaves. | |
Porter's Sunflower, Confederate Daisy (Helianthus porteri) Granite outcrop habitat in Alexander Co., NC 3 July 2009 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
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