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Scientific Name
Helianthus giganteus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Helianthus giganteus L.
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Giant Sunflower
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderAsteranae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusHelianthus
SpeciesHelianthus giganteus
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Elevation Range Tags
  • Low
Life form Tags
  • Perennial Herb
Species Record Status Tags
  • New to Park
Taxa Group Tags
  • Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory Tags
  • Dicot
Wetland Status Tags
  • Facultative Wetland
Bloom Time Tags
  • August
  • September
  • October
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
tevans@nps.gov
Created Date
10/22/2024 1:01:58 PM
Last Modified By
tevans@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/22/2024 1:04:32 PM
Notes
10/22/24- Added to park list based on observation/specimen form Langdon et al in 2024. -TE
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