Calflora
Taxon  Report   11722    
Helianthus petiolaris  Nutt.  ssp. canescens  (A. Gray) D.J. Keil
Gray desert sunflower
Helianthus petiolaris ssp. canescens, a dicot, is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California.
also called Helianthus niveus ssp. canescens
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF
Alternate Names:
JEFHelianthus niveus ssp. canescens
More information about  Helianthus petiolaris ssp. canescens
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/17/2022).