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Revision as of 08:36, 21 May 2019

Helianthus angustifolius
Helianthus angustifolius Scrub Course 2015-10 (2).JPG
Photo taken by Kevin Robertson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Tracheophyta- Vascular plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Helianthus
Species: H. angustifolius
Binomial name
Helianthus angustifolius
L.
Heli angu dist.jpg
Natural range of Helianthus angustifolius from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: swamp sunflower; swamp sneezeweed; narrowleaf sunflower

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Helianthus angustifolius L. var. angustifolius; H. angustifolius L. var. planifolius Fernald

Description

A description of Helianthus angustifolius is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Helianthus angustifolius is mostly found along the southeastern coastal plain, but is distributed from Long Island, New York south to central peninsular Florida and west to Texas, as well as irregularly inland up to Ohio, Missouri, and Indiana.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

Generally, this species is found in savannas, marshes, ditches, and other wet habitats.[1] It is listed by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service as a facultative wetland species, where it is more often found in wetland habitats, but can also be found in non-wetland habitats.[2]

Phenology

H. angustifolius has been observed flowering in July, and September to November.[3] It is considered very showy along roadsides when it is in flower, especially in October.[1]

Seed dispersal

This species is thought to be dispersed by wind. [4]

Use by animals

It consists of approximately 5-10% of the diet for various large mammals, small mammals, and terrestrial birds.[5]

Conservation and management

It is listed as threatened by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Endangered Species Protection Board, and by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Land and Forests. As well, it is listed as extirpated by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.[2]

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 21 May 2019). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  3. Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 12 DEC 2016
  4. Kirkman, L. Katherine. Unpublished database of seed dispersal mode of plants found in Coastal Plain longleaf pine-grasslands of the Jones Ecological Research Center, Georgia.
  5. Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.