Helianthus eggertii

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family (Traditional)Asteraceae
GenusHelianthus
Species:Helianthus eggertii Small
Common NameEggerts Sunflower
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Inflorescence Types: head; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value 5
StatusNative; TN[S3] KY[S2] (State Rank); G3 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Edmonson (KY), Grayson (KY), Hardin (KY), Hart (KY), Jackson (KY), Larue (KY), Laurel (KY), Madison (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Taylor (KY), Warren (KY), Whitley (KY), Cheatham (TN), Clay (TN), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), Dickson (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lewis (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Morgan (TN), Robertson (TN), Wayne (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1972 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100260130 Lewis Tennessee 11 Aug 1990 Ronald L. Jones
6609
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260114 Dickson Tennessee 02 Sep 1991 Ronald L. Jones
6960
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239720 Warren Kentucky Ed Hartowicz
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239738 Giles Tennessee 03 Sep 2001 Dwayne Estes
2876
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260098 Marion Tennessee 31 Aug 1991 Ronald L. Jones
6934
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239779 Morgan Tennessee 21 Sep 1990 Ronald L. Jones
6694
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239795 Edmonson Kentucky Patrick Carroll
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239928 Hart Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260213 Davidson Tennessee 01 Sep 1998 Carl Nordman
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239837 Grayson Kentucky Patrick Carrol
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239944 Hart Kentucky Patrick Carroll
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260262 Coffee Tennessee 12 Oct 1991 Ronald L. Jones
7000
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239662 Madison Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
TENN-V-0230073 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Helianthus eggertii
TENN-V-0230067 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260064 Jackson Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260221 Coffee Tennessee 12 Oct 1991 Ronald L. Jones
7004
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239894 Hart Kentucky Patrick Carroll
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100240009 Larue Kentucky Patrick Carroll
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239803 Edmonson Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260239 Coffee Tennessee 22 Sep 1990 Ronald L. Jones
6711
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260189 Franklin Tennessee 18 Sep 1974 Henry R. DeSelm
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260148 Lawrence Tennessee 17 Aug 1991 Ronald L. Jones
6885
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239977 Hart Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
N/A Taylor Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239936 Hart Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
TENN-V-0230059 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Helianthus eggertii
TENN-V-0230061 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Helianthus eggertii
TENN-V-0230071 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Helianthus eggertii
TENN-V-0230056 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260072 Marion Tennessee 31 Aug 1991 Ronald L. Jones
6931
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239654 Madison Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239829 Edmonson Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239951 Hart Kentucky Patrick Carroll
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260254 Coffee Tennessee 30 Aug 1991 6928
6928
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239696 Madison Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
N/A Taylor Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
TENN-V-0230065 Lewis Tennessee
TENN
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0071202 Hart Kentucky
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0025318 Giles Tennessee 21 Aug 2000 Dwayne Estes
01312
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0045108 Williamson Tennessee 14 Sep 1996 R. Kral and Bob Brown
86701
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0008353 Lawrence Tennessee 18 Aug 2006 Andrea Bishop
s.n.
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0045100 Williamson Tennessee 05 Sep 1972 R. Kral
48315
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0053647 Williamson Tennessee 07 Oct 2006 Dwayne Estes with Chris Fleming, M. Hunter, M. Berkeley, and plant i.d. class.
9566
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239787 Davidson Tennessee R. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260122 Lewis Tennessee 16 Aug 1991 Ronald L. Jones
6884
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260049 Laurel Kentucky Nick Drozda
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239910 Hart Kentucky Patrick Carroll
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260080 Marion Tennessee 31 Aug 1991 Ronald L. Jones
6934
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260106 Robertson Tennessee 13 Oct 1998 Andrea Shea
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239845 Hardin Kentucky Patrick Carroll
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260197 Dickson Tennessee 09 Aug 1990 Ronald L. Jones
6603
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
TENN-V-0230069 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0071203 Hart Kentucky
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0032775 Cheatham Tennessee 08 Oct 2010 Clea Klagstad and Dwayne Estes
129
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0025316 Coffee Tennessee 09 Sep 1992 Milo Pyne
92-175
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0051881 Davidson Tennessee 12 Sep 1972 R. Kral
48405
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0041655 Wayne Tennessee 23 Jul 2009 Andrea Shea Bishop
N/A
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260205 Dickson Tennessee 11 Aug 1990 Ronald L. Jones
6604
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239670 Madison Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239878 Hart Kentucky
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260023 Hart Kentucky Patrick Carrol
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239761 Morgan Tennessee 09 Aug 1990 Ronald L. Jones
6603
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260171 Franklin Tennessee 22 Sep 1990 Ronald L. Jones
6713
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260015 Larue Kentucky Patrick Carroll
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239852 Hardin Kentucky Patrick Carroll
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239704 Metcalfe Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
TENN-V-0230066 Lewis Tennessee
TENN
Helianthus eggertii
TENN-V-0230064 Lawrence Tennessee
TENN
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0071199 Hart Kentucky
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0071198 Hart Kentucky
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
MTSU021917 Williamson Tennessee 15 Sep 2004 Kurt E. Blum
MTSU
Helianthus eggertii
UOS00957 Franklin Tennessee 25 Sep 2009 Mary P Priestley
UOS
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239753 Williamson Tennessee 13 Oct 1991 Ronald L. Jones
7008
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239969 Hart Kentucky White, D.
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239688 Madison Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260247 Coffee Tennessee 30 Aug 1991 Ronald L. Jones
6924
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239985 Hart Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239811 Edmonson Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260270 Cheatham Tennessee 23 Sep 1998 Shea Roger
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239993 Larue Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239860 Hart Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0025319 Williamson Tennessee 12 Sep 2002 Dwayne Estes, Jeff Duke, and Mike Berkley
04129
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0051850 Lawrence Tennessee 14 Sep 1972 R. Kral
48409
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0102172 Madison Kentucky
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0076992 Franklin Tennessee Not shown-Not shown-Not shown M. Medley
12214.84
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
BRIT194622 Davidson Tennessee R. Kral
VDB
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239639 Madison Kentucky R. L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239902 Hart Kentucky Patrick Carroll
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239712 Taylor Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100756137 Whitley Kentucky M. Floyd
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239647 Madison Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260056 Laurel Kentucky Nick Drozda
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260155 Lawrence Tennessee 15 Aug 1991 Ronald L. Jones
6853
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
TENN-V-0230062 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Helianthus eggertii
TENN-V-0230063 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Helianthus eggertii
TENN-V-0230055 Clay Tennessee
TENN
Helianthus eggertii
TENN-V-0230072 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Helianthus eggertii
TENN-V-0230060 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0054466 Dickson Tennessee 16 Sep 1974 R. Kral
54212
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
BRIT194614 Franklin Tennessee Milo Pyne
VDB
Helianthus eggertii
BRIT194619 Lewis Tennessee Milo Pyne
VDB
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260163 Franklin Tennessee 22 Sep 1990 Ronald L. Jones
6713
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239886 Hart Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100260031 Hart Kentucky Patrick Carroll
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100239746 Lewis Tennessee 11 Aug 1990 Ronald L. Jones
6609
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
31234100732674 Hart Kentucky Patrick Carroll
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
TENN-V-0230058 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Helianthus eggertii
TENN-V-0231441 Lawrence Tennessee
TENN
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0008357 Franklin Tennessee 30 Aug 2006 Andrea Bishop
N/A
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0076991 Franklin Tennessee 30 Sep 1984 M. Medley, T. Patrick
12214-84
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0072106 Coffee Tennessee 06 Oct 2017 C. M. Ciafre
59
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0025314 Lawrence Tennessee 14 Aug 2004 Dwayne Estes and John Beck
06366
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
BRIT194624 Davidson Tennessee R. Kral
VDB
Helianthus eggertii
BRIT194616 Coffee Tennessee Milo Pyne
VDB
Helianthus eggertii
BRIT194613 Franklin Tennessee Milo Pyne
VDB
Helianthus eggertii
N/A Taylor Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
N/A Taylor Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
BRIT194625 Davidson Tennessee Kurt E. Blum
VDB
Helianthus eggertii
BRIT194620 Davidson Tennessee R. Kral
VDB
Helianthus eggertii
UCHT043651 Madison Kentucky
UCHT
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0076993 Franklin Tennessee Not shown-Not shown-Not shown M. Medley
12214-84
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0053648 Williamson Tennessee Not shown-Not shown-Not shown J. Campbell
not noted
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0051851 Lawrence Tennessee 14 Sep 1972 R. Kral
48409
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0025315 Lewis Tennessee 03 Oct 1992 Milo Pyne with J. Hutchens
92-200
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0071200 Hart Kentucky
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
BRIT194623 Davidson Tennessee R. Kral
VDB
Helianthus eggertii
BRIT194618 Maury Tennessee Dan Rust
VDB
Helianthus eggertii
BRIT194621 Davidson Tennessee R. Kral
VDB
Helianthus eggertii
UOS00972 Franklin Tennessee 29 Jul 2008 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Helianthus eggertii
BRIT194617 Williamson Tennessee Lisa Kelly
VDB
Helianthus eggertii
BRIT194626 Davidson Tennessee R. Kral
VDB
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0116252 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
BRIT194627 Davidson Tennessee R. Kral
VDB
Helianthus eggertii
BRIT194581 Coffee Tennessee Milo Pyne
VDB
Helianthus eggertii
BRIT194615 Coffee Tennessee Dennis D. Horn
VDB
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0071201 Hart Kentucky
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
MTSU021916 Maury Tennessee 27 Sep 2000 Dwayne Estes
MTSU
Helianthus eggertii
BRIT277315 Coffee Tennessee
VDB
Helianthus eggertii
BRIT277320 Marion Tennessee
VDB
Helianthus eggertii
TENN-V-0230070 Wayne Tennessee
TENN
Helianthus eggertii
TENN-V-0230057 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Helianthus eggertii
TENN-V-0230068 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Helianthus eggertii
APSC0025317 Giles Tennessee 12 Aug 2000 Dwayne Estes
01138
APSC
Helianthus eggertii
N/A Taylor Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
N/A Taylor Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Helianthus eggertii
UCHT029164 Cheatham Tennessee
UCHT
Helianthus eggertii
BRIT194582 Franklin Tennessee Milo Pyne
VDB
Helianthus eggertii
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