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Helianthus microcephalus
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Helianthus microcephalus is a perennial species of Helianthus also known as small woodland sunflower or small-wood sunflower or small-head sunflower or simply as woodland sunflower. It is a native of Northern America, and is to be found growing in open woodlands and along roadsides. It is a host plant for the American painted lady, painted lady, and spring azure butterflies. It is also a larval host plant for the silvery checkerspot butterfly.
- Family
- Asteraceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Helianthus microcephalus
- Slug
- helianthus-microcephalus
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Helianthus
- Species
- microcephalus
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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