Asteraceae
Telegraphweed
Heterotheca grandiflora
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Heterotheca
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Telegraphweed
Synonyms
- Heterotheca floribunda Benth.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Dan Horowitz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chuck Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gavin Skeen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: David Rankin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.