NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Helianthus schweinitzii
Schweinitz's Sunflower
Scientific Name: |
Helianthus schweinitzii |
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Genus: |
Helianthus |
Species Epithet: |
schweinitzii |
Common Name: |
Schweinitz's Sunflower |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Asteraceae (Aster Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Size: |
3-6 ft., 6-12 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Yellow |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Dry, Moist |
Bloom Time: |
August, September, October |
Growing Area: |
Piedmont |
Habitat Description: |
Clayey soils of woodlands and roadsides, in areas formerly with post oak-blackjack oak savannas, xeric oak-pine woodlands, or “Piedmont prairies”, now primarily on mowed road or powerline rights-of-way (Weakley 2015). Rare in the NC Piedmont. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate, Opposite |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Has some wildlife value |
Landscape Value: |
Not Recommended for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
S3: Vulnerable (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G3 - Vulnerable (*Key) |
State Status: |
E: Endangered (*Key) |
Federal Status: |
E - Endangered (*Key) |
Trena McNabb |
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Trena McNabb |
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Tom Harville |
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