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Helianthus occidentalis This plant is from the same patch as <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/100057/helianthus_occidentalis.html" title="Helianthus occidentalis"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3383/100057_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=nsNcD8740jViWKrxiA2LvKFcpi0%3D" width="122" height="152" alt="Helianthus occidentalis From Flora of North America (http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&amp;taxon_id=242416636) &quot;Stems (often reddish) erect, pilose to appressed-hairy proximally.&quot; These plants are pillose.<br /> <br /> Technically these plants are Helianthus occidentalis Riddell subsp. occidentalis because &quot;Leaves entire or nearly so, scabrous or hirsute, rough to touch.&quot; Geotagged,Helianthus occidentalis,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> <br /> but has short appressed hairs instead of long wispy hairs on the stem. I think that the origins for this patch which I planted in the 1980s and 1990s are from two different population sources. Geotagged,Helianthus occidentalis,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Helianthus occidentalis

This plant is from the same patch as

Helianthus occidentalis From Flora of North America (http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242416636) "Stems (often reddish) erect, pilose to appressed-hairy proximally." These plants are pillose.<br /> <br /> Technically these plants are Helianthus occidentalis Riddell subsp. occidentalis because "Leaves entire or nearly so, scabrous or hirsute, rough to touch." Geotagged,Helianthus occidentalis,Summer,United States

but has short appressed hairs instead of long wispy hairs on the stem. I think that the origins for this patch which I planted in the 1980s and 1990s are from two different population sources.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Whoa, you monitor plants over a long time, impressive! Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Gary B's profile
      Gary B
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      As best I can remember I collected plants from two different locations in Duluth not thinking about variations like this. There's a third collection from another area that looks typical for the species but grows more aggressively and seems to kill off any other plants that grow with it. These plants seem tame by comparison and grasses and other plants grow just fine with them. Posted 5 years ago

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"Helianthus occidentalis" is a species of sunflower native to the Eastern and Central United States. It grows mostly in the Great Lakes Region and in the Ozarks, with additional populations scattered as far as Massachusetts, Texas, and the Florida Panhandle.

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Uploaded Aug 17, 2020. Captured Aug 13, 2020 14:24 in 4408 Miller Rd, Barnum, MN 55707, USA.
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  • Canon EOS Rebel T6
  • f/2.8
  • 1/790s
  • ISO250
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.