Helianthus deserticola, the desert sunflower, is a plant species native to Arizona, Nevada and Utah.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map It grows in dry, sun-lit locations at elevations of .Flora of North America, Helianthus deserticola Heiser, 1960. Desert sunflower
Helianthus deserticola is a daughter species of the species Helianthus annuus and Helianthus petiolaris.Gross, Briana L, et al. “Selective Sweeps in the Homoploid Hybrid Species Helianthus Deserticola: Evolution in Concert across Populations and across Origins.” Molecular Ecology, Wiley/Blackwell (10.1111), 13 Dec. 2007, onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi?DOI=10.1111%2Fj.1365-294X.2007.03574.x.
Helianthus deserticola is an annual herb up to tall with abundant resin dots on the foliage. Leaves are up to long. Flower heads contain approximately 7-13 ray flowers and more than 25 disc flowers.Heiser, Charles Bixler. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 70: 209, 212, f. 1. 1960.
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