Family: Asteraceae
            
                Scientific Name: Helianthus strumosus 
            
                Common Name: Woodland Sunflower, Pale Woodland Sunflower
            
    
    
            
            
    
            
            
                
    
    
    
    
     
    
 
        
    
    
    
        
            
            
                | Description | A tall sunflower found growing in edges of woodlands and woodland openings. | 
            
                | Pronunciation | (HE-li-an-thus) | 
            
                | Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers | 
            
                | Hardiness Zone | 4 | 
            
                | Sunlight | a few hours of direct sun | 
            
                | Moisture | average to dry | 
            
                | Soil & Site | Found growing in edges of woodlands and woodland openings. Prefers dry to average soil. | 
            
                | Flowers | 2-4 inch yellow daisy like composite heads, blooms Septemeber | 
            
                | Leaves | simple, opposite, broadly lanceolate to ovate, shallow toothed or entire and green. | 
            
                | Stems | Rhizomatous | 
            
                | Dimensions | 3-5 feet tall | 
            
                | Propagation | seeds | 
            
                | Native Site | North America | 
            
                | Misc Facts | A native wild flower and a good food source for birds. Strumosus means with tumor. | 
            
        
        
        
     
    
                
	        
            
            
                
            
        
    
    
    
        
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