Calflora Taxon Report
Helianthus niveus  (Benth.) Brandegee  ssp. canescens  (A. Gray) Heiser

(not an active name)
Gray desert sunflower,   Showy sunflower
Helianthus niveus ssp. canescens is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California.
also called Helianthus petiolaris 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
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Parent: Helianthus niveus
Genus: Helianthus
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSHelianthus canescens
PLANTSHelianthus canus
PLANTSHelianthus petiolaris var. canescens
JEFHelianthus petiolaris ssp. canescens
Information about Helianthus niveus ssp. canescens from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (HENIC)

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“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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