Taxon:  Helianthus divaricatus L.



Summary
Genus:
Helianthus
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Heliantheae
Nomen number:
104294
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:906.  1753
Verified:
03/08/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
49 (25  active, 19  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)
Habit

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  3. Browne, E. T. & R. Athey. 1992. Vascular plants of Kentucky: an annotated checklist
  4. Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
  5. Eilers, L. J. & D. M. Roosa. 1994. The vascular plants of Iowa
  6. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  7. Gandhi, K. N. & R. D. Thomas. 1989. Asteraceae of Louisiana
  8. Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1962. Species crosses in Helianthus: I. Diploid species. Brittonia 14:137-147.
  9. Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
  10. Jan, C. C. et al. 2002. Registration of four sunflower germplasms with resistance to Orobanche cumana race F. Crop Sci. (Madison) 42:2217-2218.
  11. Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
  12. Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
  13. Rogers, C. E. et al. 1982. Sunflower species of the United States 36.
  14. Schilling, E. E. 1997. Phylogenetic analysis of Helianthus (Asteraceae) based on chloroplast DNA restriction site data. Theor. Appl. Genet. 94:925-933.
  15. Sujatha, M. & M. Lakshminarayana. 2007. Resistance to Spodoptera litura (Fabr.) in Helianthus species and backcross derived inbred lines from crosses involving diploid species. Euphytica 155:205-213. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
  16. Tikhomirov, V. T. & P. V. Chiryaev. 2005. Sources of resistance to diseases in original material of sunflower. Helia 42:101-106.
  17. Timme, R. E. et al. 2007. High-resolution phylogeny for Helianthus (Asteraceae) using the 18S-26S ribosomal DNA external transcribed spacer. Amer. J. Bot. 94:1837-1852.
  18. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
  19. Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
  20. Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishdivergent sunflower  1Rogers, C. E. et al. 1982. Sunflower species of the United States 36.
Englishrough sunflower  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Englishwoodland sunflower  1Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
Swedishskogssolros  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntarios.e.Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébecs.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIowae.Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouris.Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahomae.Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansas Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDelaware Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDistrict of Columbia FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFloridan.w.Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentucky Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisianan. & s.e.Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessee Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
Native
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec (s.), Ontario (s.e.)]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa (e.), Missouri (s.), Oklahoma (e.), Wisconsin]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (n.w.), Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana (n. & s.e.), Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia]

Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  2. Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):108-111.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=104294. Accessed 19 April 2026.