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Asteraceae

Rosinweed sunflower

Helianthus silphioides Nutt.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Helianthus

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Rosinweed sunflower: Common name: rosinweed sunflower Species from the central United States Photographed at the Harold E. Alexander Spring River WMA, Sharp County, Arkansas
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Rosinweed sunflower

Synonyms

  • Helianthus atrorubens var. pubescens Kuntze
  • Helianthus kentuckiensis McFarland & W.A.Anderson

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.