Prairie Sunflower
Helianthus petiolaris Nutt. - Aster familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Prairie Sunflower: Charidryas gorgone, Chlosyne lacinia, Schinia avemensis
Native Range
- CAN: Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan
- USA: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- MEX: Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.