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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Helianthus maximiliani
Phenology Observation Sheet for Wildflowers and Herbs

COMMON NAME

Maximilian sunflower

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Helianthus maximiliani

ALSO KNOWN AS

Narrow-leaved sunflower

Plant family

Aster (Asteraceae)

Plant group

Wildflowers and Herbs

These sunflowers have 12-21 showy yellow ray flowers (petal-like parts) that are approximately 1.5 inches long and surround the brownish disk flowers in the center.
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Identification hints

These sunflowers have 12-21 showy yellow ray flowers (petal-like parts) that are approximately 1.5 inches long and surround the brownish disk flowers in the center.
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Maximilian sunflowers can grow quite tall and are often between 5 and 7 feet in height. A natural rubber is found in the plant that the USDA indicates "qualifies the plant as a natural source of industrial raw materials".
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Arkansas , California , Colorado , Connecticut , Iowa , Idaho , Illinois , Indiana , Kansas , Kentucky , Massachusetts , Maryland , Maine , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Mississippi , Montana , North Carolina , North Dakota , Nebraska , New Jersey , New Mexico , New York , Ohio , Oklahoma , Pennsylvania , South Carolina , South Dakota , Tennessee , Texas , Virginia , Washington , Wisconsin , West Virginia , Wyoming
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