Detail View: Kansas Wildflowers: Helianthus mollis Lam.

Catalog Number: 
4254
Record ID: 
KBS_LARC.4254_1200.Hels_mol2.tif
Global Unique Identifier: 
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:4254
Institution Code: 
KBS
Date Last Modified: 
12/16/2004
Basis Of Record: 
observation
Scientific Name: 
Helianthus mollis Lam.
Family: 
Asteraceae
Genus: 
Helianthus
Species: 
mollis
Scientific Name Author: 
Lam.
State or Province: 
Kansas
County: 
Anderson
Locality: 
Welda, 1.5 mi W, 0.7 mi N. Sunset Prairie. Dry-mesic to wet-mesic, upland, tallgrass prairie hay meadow on S-facing slope.
Physiographic Province: 
Osage Cuestas
Associated Plant Community: 
Tallgrass Prairie
Collector: 
Craig C. Freeman
Date Collected: 
8/1/1992
Rights: 
Craig C. Freeman
Source: 
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Genus Name Meaning: 
From Greek helios ("sun") and anthos ("flower"), "sun-flower"
Species Name Meaning: 
soft hairs
Common Names: 
Ashy sunflower
Description: 
Plant life form: Perennial
Description: 
Height: 5-12 dm
Description: 
Species description: Ray florets are yellow; disk florets are a pale to deep yellow. Flowers bloom from July to October.
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: 
"Habitat: Dry, upland prairies and roadsides. "
Description: 
Range in Kansas: Eastern third of the state.
Description: 
Notes: Birds feed on seeds in the fall.
Description: 
"Cultivation: Grows best in poor, dry, rocky or sandy soil in full sun."
Color: 
Yellow