Helianthus radula
| Helianthus radula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: | Helianthus |
| Species: | H. radula |
| Binomial name | |
| Helianthus radula | |
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Helianthus radula is a North American species of sunflower known by the common name rayless sunflower or pineland sunflower.[3] It is native to the southeastern United States from eastern Louisiana to South Carolina.[4]
Helianthus radula grows in sandy, open woodlands such as pine barrens. It is a perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. One plant usually produces only one flower head, containing 0-8 yellow ray florets surrounding sometimes as many as 150 or more yellow or brown disc florets.[3]
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