Tag Archives: Helianthus

Know Your Natives – Jerusalem Artichoke

Posted on December 29, 2017 by

Jerusalem artichoke* (Helianthus tuberosus) of the Aster (Asteraceae) family is a large, tuber-producing perennial that was an important food source for Native Americans and early settlers. The genus name combines two Greek words for “sun” and “flower”. The specific epithet … Continue reading →

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Know Your Natives – Woodland Sunflower – Helianthus divaricatus

Posted on September 29, 2016 by

Helianthus divaricatus, another species known by the common name woodland sunflower, of the Aster (Asteraceae) family, is a deciduous, rhizomatous perennial that occurs in the U.S. from Louisiana to Oklahoma to Wisconsin thence east and south to the borders.  In Arkansas, … Continue reading →

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Know Your Natives – Woodland Sunflower – Helianthus strumosus

Posted on September 21, 2016 by

Helianthus strumosus, known by the common name pale-leaf woodland sunflower or just woodland sunflower (a general name also used for several other native species of sunflowers), of the Aster (Asteraceae) family, is a deciduous rhizomatous perennial which occurs throughout the … Continue reading →

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Know Your Natives – Starry and Wholeleaf Rosinweeds

Posted on August 23, 2014 by

Are They Sunflowers? Rosinweeds (Silphium species) and sunflowers (Helianthus species) are in the Asteraceae (Aster) Family.  Rosinweeds and sunflowers are herbaceous perennials with yellow composite flowers (ray florets with strap-shaped petals, disk florets with petals fused into small tubes) on … Continue reading →

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