Helianthus niveus

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Helianthus niveus

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Helianthus
Species:
H. niveus
Binomial name
Helianthus niveus
(Benth.) Brandeg. 1889 not Hieron. 1895
Synonyms[2]
  • Encelia nivea Benth.
  • Helianthus dealbatus A.Gray
  • Viguiera nivea Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Helianthus tephrodes A.Gray
  • Viguiera tephrodes (A.Gray) A.Gray

Helianthus niveus is a species of sunflower known by the common names showy sunflower and snowy sunflower. It is native to northern Mexico (Sonora, Baja California, Baja California Sur) and the Southwestern United States (Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, and West Texas).[3][4]

Helianthus niveus is a

disc florets.[5][3]

Habitat

H. niveus grows in sandy soils, most often in sand dunes.[6]

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