Helianthus mollis Lam.

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PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Helianthus mollis Lam.
Det.: S.R. Hill, (ILLS) 2002 Asteraceae
ILLINOIS: CLARK COUNTY: 39° 18’ 58” N. Lat.
087° 40’ 23” W. Long. T. ION, R. 11W, SE1/4 NW1/4
NW1/4 NE1/4 SECT. 18. Ernst. East side of Illinois
Route 1, at south side of junction with Ernst Road,
dismantled railroad right-of-way (New York Central
Railroad), Snyder 7.5 min. quadrangle; elevation 570
feet. Alkaline clay-loam, some limestone gravel from
railroad bed.
Tallgrass prairie remnant, with Andropogon gerardi,
Sorghastrum nutans, Pycnanthemum spp., Teucrium.
Locally common rhizomatous perennial 0.5-0.7 meter
tall, rays and disk yellow, colonies often 2-3 meter in
diameter, in better quality prairie areas.
Steven R. Hill, with George Rose 34975
05 September 2002
02892380