Tithonia rotundifolia (Mill.) S.F.Blake

PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA (CULTIVATED)
Tithonia rotundifolia (Mill.) S.F.Blake
Asteraceae
Det.: S.R.Hill, (ILLS) 2007
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY 40 0 08 ' 06” N. Lat. ; 088 °
16' 57” W. Long. 40.13422° North Latitude; 88.28027°
West Longitude. T. 19N, R. 8E, SW 1/4 NE 1/4 Sect. 3.
Eddie Albert Gardens, Dodds Park, Parkland Way
between Parkland College and north Mattis Avenue,
Champaign. Rising 7.5 min. quadrangle. Elevation 760
feet. Coordinate datum WGS84/NAD83.
Grown in vegetable garden plot. Disc golden yellow,
rays red-orange; flowers erect, becoming pendulous in
fruit; brittle erect annual herb 1-1.5 m tall. Visited by
butterflies.
Steven R. Hill 37653
08 September 2007
03164817