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Helianthus ciliaris DC.
Texas blueweed

   
Symbol: HECI
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    N



Photograph of Helianthus ciliaris DC.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, TX, Amarillo.
 
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Distribution by State:
Helianthus ciliaris DC.

Distributional Map for Helianthus ciliaris DC.
Distribution Map Legend

Helianthus ciliaris DC. distribution:
USA (AZ, CA, CO, IL, KS, NE, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT, WA)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AZ, CA, CO, IL, KS, NE, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT, WA

 

Related Taxa:
Helianthus ciliaris DC.

477 genera in Asteraceae, 62 species in Helianthus
 

Classification:
Helianthus ciliaris DC.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Asteridae
Order   Asterales
Family   Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus   Helianthus L. – sunflower
Species   Helianthus ciliaris DC. – Texas blueweed
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Helianthus ciliaris DC.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

Arizona:
Texas blueweed Prohibited noxious weed
Texas blueweed Restricted noxious weed
Arkansas:
blueweed Noxious weed
California:
blueweed A list (noxious weeds)
Oregon:
Texas blueweed "A" designated weed
Texas blueweed Quarantine
South Carolina:
Texas blueweed Plant pest
Washington:
Texas blueweed Class A noxious weed
Texas blueweed Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Helianthus ciliaris DC.

Texas blueweed
blueweed
yerba parda

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.

STATE Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
SWSS Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Helianthus ciliaris DC.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC NO NO FAC NO FAC FAC FAC NI NI NI* NO NO NO

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Helianthus ciliaris DC.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt Minor              
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

 

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Helianthus ciliaris DC.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36625.

 

 

 

 
Time Generated: 02/12/2009 01:12 PM MST