COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
2980
catalog_number
2980
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.2980_1200.Hels_mol1.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.2980_1200.Hels_mol1.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:2980
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:2980
Global Unique Identifier
false
Institution Code:
KBS
institution_code
KBS
Institution Code
false
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
date_last_modified
12/16/2004
Date Last Modified
false
Basis Of Record:
observation
basis_of__record
observation
Basis Of Record
false
Scientific Name:
Helianthus mollis Lam.
scientific_name
Helianthus mollis Lam.
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Asteraceae
family
Asteraceae
Family
false
Genus:
Helianthus
genus
Helianthus
Genus
false
Species:
mollis
specific_epithet
mollis
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
Lam.
scientific_name_author
Lam.
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Douglas
county
Douglas
County
false
Locality:
Baldwin City, 2.5 mi E along US 56. Ivan Boyd Prairie; mesic, upland, tallgrass prairie S of hwy.
locality
Baldwin City, 2.5 mi E along US 56. Ivan Boyd Prairie; mesic, upland, tallgrass prairie S of hwy.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Osage Cuestas
physiographic_province
Osage Cuestas
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Tallgrass Prairie
associated_plant_community
Tallgrass Prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
8/6/1988
date_collected
8/6/1988
Date Collected
false
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
rights
Craig C. Freeman
Rights
false
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
source
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Source
false
Genus Name Meaning:
From Greek helios ("sun") and anthos ("flower"), "sun-flower"
genus_name_meaning
From Greek helios ("sun") and anthos ("flower"), "sun-flower"
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
soft hairs
species_name_meaning
soft hairs
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Ashy sunflower
common_names
Ashy sunflower
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 5-12 dm
description
Height: 5-12 dm
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Ray florets are yellow; disk florets are a pale to deep yellow. Flowers bloom from July to October.
description
Species description: Ray florets are yellow; disk florets are a pale to deep yellow. Flowers bloom from July to October.
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Perennial herb with stout stem densely covered with long hairs. The heart-shaped leaves are crowded on the stem and covered with white hairs.
description
Species description: Perennial herb with stout stem densely covered with long hairs. The heart-shaped leaves are crowded on the stem and covered with white hairs.
Description
false
Description:
"Habitat: Dry, upland prairies and roadsides. "
description
"Habitat: Dry, upland prairies and roadsides. "
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Eastern third of the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Eastern third of the state.
Description
false
Description:
Notes: Birds feed on seeds in the fall.
description
Notes: Birds feed on seeds in the fall.
Description
false
Description:
"Cultivation: Grows best in poor, dry, rocky or sandy soil in full sun."
description
"Cultivation: Grows best in poor, dry, rocky or sandy soil in full sun."
Description
false
Color:
Yellow
color
Yellow
Color
false