Heliomeris multiflora
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Heliomeris |
| Species: | H. multiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliomeris multiflora Nutt.
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Synonymy
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Heliomeris multiflora is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae called the showy goldeneye. It grows in Mexico and the western United States from Montana to Jalisco.[3][4][5]
Heliomeris multiflora is a perennial herb up to 15 cm (5.9 in) tall, with a large taproot. Leaves are up to 16 cm (6.3 in) long, with hairs along the edges. One plant can produce 25 or more yellow flower heads, each head with 12-14 ray flowers surrounding 50 or more tiny disc flowers.[5][6]
- Heliomeris multiflora var. brevifolia (Greene ex Wooton & Standl.) - Arizona, New Mexico, Utah
- Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora - from Idaho and Montana south to Durango
- Heliomeris multiflora var. nevadensis (A.Nelson) W.F.Yates - from California east to Utah and south to Jalisco
References[edit]
- ^ Tropicos, Heliomeris multiflora Nutt.
- ^ a b The Plant List, Heliomeris multiflora Nuttall
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter photos, description, distribution map
- ^ a b c Flora of North America, Heliomeris multiflora Nuttall, 1848. Showy goldeneye
- ^ Blake, Sydney Fay. 1918. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 54: 108–110 as Viguiera multiflora
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