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Common Name:
Roundleaf Sunflower, Rayless Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus radula FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus radula FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus radula 179-65-001 FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills and dryish savannas, and dry pine flatwoods
Common in GA, uncommon in SC
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Narrowleaf Sunflower, Swamp Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus angustifolius FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus angustifolius FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus angustifolius 179-65-002 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, ditches, marshes, other wet habitats
Common in GA, in Coastal Plain, & in SC Piedmont (rare in NC Mountains, uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Muck Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Helianthus simulans FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus simulans FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Wet soils, ditches, roadsides
Rare
Native to the Coastal Plain of SC & GA (naturalized elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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Common Name:
Schweinitz's Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus schweinitzii FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus schweinitzii FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus schweinitzii 179-65-003 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Clayey soils of woodlands and roadsides, in areas formerly with post oak-blackjack oak savannas, xeric oak-pine woodlands, or "Piedmont prairies", now primarily on mowed road or powerline rights-of-way
Rare (occurring primarily within 100 km of Charlotte, NC)
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Purple-disk Sunflower, Hairy Wood Sunflower, Appalachian Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus atrorubens FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus atrorubens FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus atrorubens 179-65-005 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Dry soils of rocky, sandy, or clayey woodlands and roadbanks
Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Savanna Sunflower, Variable-leaf Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus heterophyllus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus heterophyllus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus heterophyllus 179-65-006 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, seepage bogs
Uncommon (rare in GA)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Naked-stem Sunflower, Fewleaf Sunflower, Western Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus occidentalis ssp. occidentalis FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus occidentalis ssp. occidentalis FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus occidentalis 179-65-007 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Rocky or sandy flood-scoured riversides, dry hammocks (in FL)
Rare (extirpated from NC Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Longleaf Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus longifolius FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus longifolius FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN (MISIDENTIFICATION) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus longifolius 179-65-008 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Sandstone and granite glades and woodlands, loamy to xeric longleaf pine sandhills
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Showy Sunflower, cheerful sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus laetiflorus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus ×laetiflorus [pauciflorus × tuberosus] FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus laetiflorus 179-65-009 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas; introduced from farther west
Uncommon (rare in GA, rare in Mountains)
Native: west of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Stiff Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. pauciflorus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. pauciflorus FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Prairies, disturbed areas
Waif(s)
Native: northwest of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Downy Sunflower, Ashy Sunflower, Gray Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus mollis FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus mollis FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus mollis 179-65-010 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Calcareous prairies and barrens, disturbed places
Rare
Native to Georgia & westward
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Common Name:
Woodland Sunflower, Spreading Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus divaricatus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus divaricatus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus divaricatus 179-65-011 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Mesic to dry woodlands and forests, forest edges
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Hairy Sunflower, Rough Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus hirsutus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus hirsutus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus hirsutus 179-65-012 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Woodlands and other sunny or semi-sunny habitats
Common (uncommon in NC) (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Thinleaf Sunflower, Forest Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus decapetalus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus decapetalus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus decapetalus 179-65-013 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Mesic woodlands and forests, oak savannas
Common (uncommon in GA Mountains, rare in GA Piedmont, rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Maximilian Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus maximilianii FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) PLANTS National Database: Helianthus maximiliani FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus maximiliani 179-65-014 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Moist roadsides and disturbed areas
Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain) (rare in GA Piedmont)
Native: west of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Small Wood Sunflower, Small-headed Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus microcephalus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus microcephalus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus microcephalus 179-65-015 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Dry woodlands and roadbanks
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare in Carolina Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Smith's Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus smithii FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus smithii FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Dry forests and woodlands
Rare
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name: Smooth Sunflower, Shale-barren Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Helianthus laevigatus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus laevigatus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus laevigatus 179-65-016 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: On dry, rocky or shaly soils, on roadbanks, powerline rights-of-way, open woodlands, in the Carolinas nearly limited to the Carolina Slate Belt
Uncommon in NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Whiteleaf Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus glaucophyllus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus glaucophyllus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus glaucophyllus 179-65-017 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Moist forests, woodlands, and woodland edges, at medium elevations, mostly from 1000-1500 m (but sometimes lower), generally flowering only when in a canopy gap (as caused by a tree-fall) or along banks of narrow roads
Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Hairy Sunflower, Resinous Sunflower, Gray Sunflower, Resindot Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Helianthus resinosus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus resinosus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus tomentosus 179-65-018 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Woodlands, thickets, roadsides
Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Roughleaf Sunflower, Paleleaf Woodland Sunflower, Paleleaf Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus strumosus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus strumosus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus strumosus 179-65-019 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Woodlands and roadsides
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Jerusalem Artichoke
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus tuberosus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus tuberosus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus tuberosus 179-65-020 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Native in rich bottomlands and along streams, disturbed areas, cultivated in gardens for the edible tubers
Common (uncommon in GA Mountains & GA Piedmont)
Native: west of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Tall Sunflower, Swamp Sunflower, Tuberous Sunflower, Giant Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus giganteus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus giganteus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus giganteus 179-65-021 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Bog edges, moist thickets, ditches
Common (uncommon in Mountains south of NC, rare in Coastal Plain south of VA)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Common Sunflower, Mirasol
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus annuus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus annuus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus annuus 179-65-022 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, often cultivated in gardens, sometimes cultivated in fields
Uncommon
Native: to the Plains states
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Common Name:
Confederate Daisy
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus porteri FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus porteri FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: In shallow soils over granite on low-elevation granite domes or flatrocks
Uncommon in GA Piedmont, rare elsewhere
Native to South Carolina & Georgia (introduced in NC)
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Common Name:
Southeastern Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Helianthus agrestis FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus agrestis FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Floodplain marshes, mucky areas in pine flatwoods
Historically in GA, but not recently seen
Native to Georgia
Common Name: Plains Sunflower, prairie sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Helianthus petiolaris ssp. petiolaris FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus petiolaris ssp. petiolaris FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus petiolaris 179-65-023 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Prairies, sandy open areas, eastwards in disturbed areas in sandy soil
Rare
Native: north & west of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Cucumber-leaf Sunflower, Beach Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus debilis ssp. cucumerifolius FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus debilis ssp. cucumerifolius FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthus debilis var. cucumerifolius 179-65-024 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Sandy soils of fields and roadsides
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, rare in GA & Carolina Piedmont
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
East Florida Beach Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Helianthus debilis ssp. debilis FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus debilis ssp. debilis FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Sandy beaches and dunes
Rare in SC
Native to Florida
Common Name: Waccamaw Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Helianthus species 2 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Loamy pine savannas
Rare
Native to the Carolinas
Common Name: Texas Blueweed, Blueweed Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus ciliaris FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus ciliaris FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Along streams and canals
Native: Southwest US
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Common Name:
Whorled Sunflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Helianthus verticillatus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthus verticillatus FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Seasonally wet to moist calcareous prairies
Rare
Native to Georgia
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