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Species Name:    Helianthus debilis
Common Name:     

  (Beach sunflower)

 


I.  TAXONOMY

Kingdom Phylum/Division: Class: Order: Family: Genus:
Plantae Magnoliophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Helianthus  



Growth habit of the beach sunflower, Helianthus debilis, a common dune plant.  Photo courtesy of K. Hill, Smithsonian Marine Station.


Flower detail of Helianthus debilis.  Photo courtesy of K. Hill, Smithsonian Marine Station.

Species Name:
Helianthus debilis Nutt.

Common Name:
Beach sunflower, cucumberleaf sunflower

Other Taxonomic Groupings:
Subkingdom : Tracheobionta
Subclass : Asteridae

Synonymy:
None

 

 

 

 


 

Report by:  K. Hill, Smithsonian Marine Station
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