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Taxon: Helianthus gracilentus A. Gray

Genus: Helianthus
Family: Asteraceae (alt. Compositae).
Nomen number: 104299
Place of publication: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 11:77. 1876
Name verified on: 23-Jun-1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 12-Oct-1999
Species priority site is: North Central Regional PI Station (NC7).
Accessions: 7 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions ) or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.


Common names:

  • slender sunflower   (Source: C. E. Rogers et al.)

Economic importance:


Distributional range:

Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • NORTHERN AMERICA
    Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - California [e.-c. & s.e.]
    Northern Mexico: Mexico - Baja Norte [n.]

References:

  • Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):84–86.
  • Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. (F CalifJep)
  • Munz, P. A. & D. D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. (F CalifMunz)
  • Sunflower species of the United States. 25.
More:

Check other databases for Helianthus gracilentus A. Gray:

  • PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Images:

  • Capitulum: USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
  • Habit: USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
More:
  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy
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Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?104299 (16 March 2009)

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