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Taxon:  Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.



Summary
Genus:
Helianthus
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Heliantheae
Nomen number:
27937
Place of publication:
J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 2:115. 1821
Verified:
03/08/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (4  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Helianthus petiolaris Nutt. subsp. fallax Heiser (0 active accession[s])
Helianthus petiolaris Nutt. subsp. petiolaris (2 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
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Common names
English
lesser sunflower –
petioled sunflower –
plains sunflower –
prairie sunflower –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesKansas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesota 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouri 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNebraska 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNorth Dakota 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahoma 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesSouth Dakota 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColorado 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesMontana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWyoming 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesUtah 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaAlberta 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitoba 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaSaskatchewan 
3AdventiveEuropeEast EuropeUkraine  
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
3AdventiveEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
3AdventiveEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
4NaturalizedEuropeEast EuropeLithuania  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
Native
Northern America
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Montana, Wyoming]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas, Louisiana]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, Utah]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan]
Adventive
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Ukraine
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom, Norway
Naturalized
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Lithuania
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, United States
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=27937. Accessed 8 December 2025.

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