Helianthella parryi

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Helianthella parryi
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H. parryi
Binomial name
Helianthella parryi
A.Gray 1864

Helianthella parryi, common name Parry's dwarf-sunflower,[1] is a North American plant species in the sunflower family. It grows in the southwestern United States, in the States of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah.[2][3]

Helianthella parryi is a herbaceous plant up to 50 cm (20 in) tall. The plant usually produces only one yellow flower heads per stem, though sometimes 2 or 3. Heads are nodding (hanging). Each head contains 8-14 yellow ray flowers surrounding numerous yellow disc flowers.[4]

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  1. ^ "Helianthella parryi". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter includes photos, description, distribution map
  4. ^ Flora of North America, Helianthella parryi A. Gray, 1864.

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