Helianthus glaucophyllus

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Helianthus
Species:	Helianthus glaucophyllus D. M. Sm.
Common Name	Whiteleaf Sunflower
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: serrate; 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	9
Status	Native; TN[S1] (State Rank); G3G4 (Global Rank)
Specimen(s)	View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

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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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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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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: Carter (TN), Greene (TN), Johnson (TN), Unicoi (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, ETSU, TENN, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2009 - 2011

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	06 Aug 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	08 Oct 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	01 Oct 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
ETSU005583	Unicoi	Tennessee	13 Aug 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	02 Oct 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	31 Jul 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
ETSU007057	Unicoi	Tennessee	27 Aug 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
ETSU005581	Unicoi	Tennessee	13 Aug 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	25 Sep 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
ETSU007055	Unicoi	Tennessee	21 Aug 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	18 Jul 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	27 Aug 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	18 Sep 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
ETSU007058	Unicoi	Tennessee	19 Sep 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
ETSU007059	Unicoi	Tennessee	21 Aug 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
TENN-V-0230082	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Helianthus glaucophyllus
TENN-V-0230085	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Helianthus glaucophyllus
TENN-V-0230081	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Helianthus glaucophyllus
TENN-V-0230083	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Helianthus glaucophyllus
TENN-V-0230084	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Helianthus glaucophyllus
APSC0052125	Unicoi	Tennessee			APSC Helianthus glaucophyllus
APSC0052126	Unicoi	Tennessee			APSC Helianthus glaucophyllus
BRIT59143	Carter	Tennessee		B. Eugene Wofford	VDB Helianthus glaucophyllus
BRIT59144	Carter	Tennessee		B. Eugene Wofford	VDB Helianthus glaucophyllus
BRIT59141	Unicoi	Tennessee		R. Kral	VDB Helianthus glaucophyllus
BRIT59142	Unicoi	Tennessee		R. Kral	VDB Helianthus glaucophyllus
ETSU012385	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
ETSU012388	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
ETSU012386	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
ETSU034134	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
ETSU012382	Greene	Tennessee			ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
ETSU034130	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
ETSU012383	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
ETSU034133	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
ETSU012387	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
ETSU034131	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
ETSU012384	Greene	Tennessee			ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus
ETSU034132	Carter	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Helianthus glaucophyllus

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Helianthus glaucophyllus

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