Helianthus praetermissus

Helianthus praetermissus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Helianthus
Species:	H. praetermissus
Binomial name
	Helianthus praetermissus; E.Watson

Helianthus praetermissus is a rare and probably extinct North American species of sunflower, with the common names New Mexico sunflower^[1] and lost sunflower. It is known from only one specimen collected in 1851 in Cibola County in western New Mexico, and not seen since.^[2]^[3]

Helianthus praetermissus is (was?) an annual herb with a slender, unbranching stem 90 cm (3 feet) tall. It has (had) a single flower head with yellow ray florets surrounding red disc florets.^[3]

References[]

^ "Helianthus praetermissus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b New Mexico Rare Plants, University of New Mexico, Helianthus praetermissus (Lost sunflower) includes description, ecological and historical information, and photo of the only known speciimen

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[1] "Helianthus praetermissus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 6 July 2015.

[2] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

[albuquerque-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b New Mexico Rare Plants, University of New Mexico, Helianthus praetermissus (Lost sunflower) includes description, ecological and historical information, and photo of the only known speciimen

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