- Helianthus californicus
Taxobox
name = "Helianthus californicus"
image_width = 260px
regnum =Plantae
division = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Asteraceae
genus = "Helianthus "
species = "H. californicus"
binomial = "Helianthus californicus"
binomial_authority = DC."Helianthus californicus" is a species of sunflower known by the common name California sunflower. It is native to
California andBaja California , where it grows in many types of habitat. This wild sunflower is an erect perennial growing from a network of tough, woody roots with smallrhizome s. It is a sprawling, gangly plant, sending a thin stem to heights between one and three meters or more. The lance-shaped leaves may be 20 centimeters long and are smooth or slightly toothed along the edges. Theinflorescence holds several flower heads. Each head is supported by a base covered in long, pointed phyllaries that bend back as the head ages and develops fruit. The flower head has a fringe of golden yellow ray florets, each two or three centimeters long, and a center filled with curly yellow and brown disc florets. Theachene is about half a centimeter long.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1308,1311 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HECA5 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Helianthus+californicus Photo gallery]
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