Family: Asteraceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Endemic to peninsular Florida.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
NatureServe Global Status:
Imperiled
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Imperiled
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically Imperiled
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (
Gann et al. 2002; pp 441-442) based on two occurrences in two protected areas. Due to its very limited distribution in South Florida, we retain the rank of critically imperiled under modern NatureServe criteria.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: For more images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below. See a 2019 post on the
Treasure Coast Natives blog on why sunflowers bend.
