Helianthus rigidus (Cass.) Desf.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt.
  • Common name : Small Sunflower
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Introduced into gardens
  • Key identification features : Flowers heads upto 10 cm across. Ray florets of a deep golden and disc of a very dark chocolate colour
  • Native : N.W. America
  • Literature :
    • N.P. Singh, P. Lakshminarasimhan, S. Karthikeyan & P. V. Prasanna (2001). Flora of Maharashtra state, Dicotyledones. Vol. 2. pp.262. Botanical survey of India, Govt. Of India.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Helianthus rigidus. Downloaded on 7 December 2024.

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