familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Heliantheae
subtribeAsteraceae (tribe Heliantheae) subtribe Helianthinae
genusHelianthus
speciesHelianthus pauciflorus
subspeciesHelianthus pauciflorus subsp. pauciflorus

Helianthus pauciflorus subsp. pauciflorus

Edward E. Schilling
Common names: Stiff sunflower hélianthe rigide
Endemic
Synonyms: Helianthus laetiflorus var. rigidus (Cassini) Fernald Helianthus rigidus (Cassini) Desfontaines
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 161. Mentioned on page 156, 160.
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Plants 80–200 cm. Leaves usually alternate distally; blades oblong-lanceolate to lanceovate, 8–27 cm, apices acuminate.


Phenology: Flowering late summer–fall.
Habitat: Dry to moderately wet prairies, open places
Elevation: 50–600+ m

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., Man., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Ark., Conn., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Dak., Okla., R.I., S.Dak., Tex., Vt., Va., Wis.

Discussion

Subspecies pauciflorus is introduced in Ontario, and probably in all eastern Canada.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
102 +
Abaxial face pubescence
glabrate +  and hispid +
Anther base shape
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
Anther coloration
dark +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Anther theca coloration
pale +  and dark +
Apex fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Apex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Apex shape
acuminate +
Apex size
subequal +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage presence
absent +
Apical appendage shape
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
Appendage coloration
dark +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Appendage shape
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
Array architecture
spiciform +, paniculiform +  and corymbiform +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
Edward E. Schilling +
Authority
Nuttall +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Base shape
cuneate +
Blade architecture
3-nerved +
Blade length
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (27 cm270 mm <br />0.27 m <br />) +
Blade shape
oblong-lanceolate;lanceovate +
Blade some measurement
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (27 cm270 mm <br />0.27 m <br />) +
Blade width
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Body architecture
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
Body architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Body relief
tuberculate +  and rugose +
Bractlet quantity
1;15 +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
barbellulate +  and barbellate +
Bristle shape
Plumose (?) +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Calyculus quantity
Of 1 (15+ bractlets) +
Common name
Stiff sunflower +  and hélianthe rigide +
Corolla architecture
zygomorphic +
Corolla coloration
reddish +  and yellow +
Corolla some measurement
0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Cypsela architecture
monomorphic +
Cypsela architecture or shape
beaked +
Cypsela growth form
dimorphic +
Cypsela pubescence
glabrate +
Cypsela shape
compressed +  and obpyramidal +
Cypsela some measurement
5mm;6mm +
Disc-floret atypical quantity
15 (30) +
Disc-floret quantity
30 (150) +
Disc-floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Disc floret architecture
staminate +
Disc floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Distribution
Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, Maine +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Dak. +, Okla. +, R.I. +, S.Dak. +, Tex. +, Vt. +, Va. +  and Wis. +
Elevation
50–600+ m +
Embryo course
straight +
Face pubescence
hairy +  and glabrous +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
Floret atypical quantity
5;15 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret quantity
1;5 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Glomerule arrangement
singly +
Habitat
Dry to moderately wet prairies, open places +
Head architecture or arrangement
radiate +
Head architecture or shape
discoid +
Head arrangement
in more or less corymbiform , paniculiform or spiciform , arrays +  and singly +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head quantity
1;10 +
Head reproduction
homogamous +  and heterogamous +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Marjorie C. Leggitt +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Involucre diameter
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.3 cm23 mm <br />0.023 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
hemispheric +
Lamina some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Leaf architecture
sessile +  and petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf position
basal +
Line quantity
2 +
Lobe atypical quantity
3 (5) +
Lobe coloration
yellow;reddish +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
triangular +
Margin architecture or shape
serrate +  and entire +
Margin shape
serrate +  and subentire +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Palea shape
shallowly 3-toothed;subentire +
Palea some measurement
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Pappus duration
persistent +
Pappus life cycle
falling +
Pappus presence
absent +
Pappus quantity
1 +  and 4 +
Pappus shape
coroniform +
Peduncle some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Peripheral floret presence
absent +
Peripheral floret quantity
In 1 (3+ series) +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petiole some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering late summer–fall. +
Phyllary atypical quantity
45 (100) +
Phyllary duration
persistent +
Phyllary fusion
distinct +
Phyllary length
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Phyllary life cycle
falling +
Phyllary quantity
25 +  and 35 +
Phyllary shape
Ovate (?) +
Phyllary size
unequal +
Phyllary texture
Herbaceous (Chartaceous) +
Phyllary width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Publication title
Gen. N. Amer. Pl. +
Publication year
1818 +
Ray-floret architecture
neuter +
Ray-floret atypical quantity
30 (100) +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Ray-floret quantity
10 (20) +
Ray-floret reproduction
sterile +
Receptacle architecture
paleate +
Receptacle pubescence
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
Receptacle shape
flat;slightly convex +
Reference
None +
Root texture
fibrous +
Scale architecture or relief
erose +
Scale atypical quantity
2 (3) +
Scale height or length or size
shorter +
Scale quantity
2 +
Scale shape
aristate +
Scale some measurement
0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Series quantity
2;3 +
Smaller scale shape
aristate +
Smaller scale some measurement
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V19-20-21/V21 386.xml +
Special status
Endemic +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
branched +
Stem growth form
procumbent +  and decumbent +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem pubescence
scabro-hispid +
Stigmatic papilla architecture
continuous +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
hirsutulous +  and glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +
Synonyms
Helianthus laetiflorus var. rigidus +  and Helianthus rigidus +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Helianthus pauciflorus subsp. pauciflorus +
Taxon parent
Helianthus pauciflorus +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Throat shape
campanulate +
Throat variability
equaling +
Tube height or length or size
shorter +
Ultimate margin shape
toothed +  and entire +
Volume
Volume 21 +
Whole-organism atypical some measurement
300 cm3,000 mm <br />3 m <br /> (500 cm5,000 mm <br />5 m <br />) +
Whole-organism duration
perennial +
Whole-organism some measurement
50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br /> (200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br />) +
Whole organism atypical some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism some measurement
80cm (200cm) +
X chromosome quantity
17 +