Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
Order | Asterales | Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies |
Family | Asteraceae | The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers |
Genus | Helianthus | From Greek helios, “sun,” and anthos, “flower,” because it was believed that sunflowers turn to follow the sun |
Species | petiolaris | |
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8/26/2014 · Rte 117, El Malpais National Monument Badlands, El Malpais, New Mexico ≈ 11 × 7" (28 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain 
Helianthus petiolaris description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 11 Jul 2023.
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8/26/2014 · Rte 117, El Malpais National Monument Badlands, El Malpais, New Mexico ≈ 9 × 8" (23 × 20 cm) ID is uncertain 

8/26/2014 · Rte 117, El Malpais National Monument Badlands, El Malpais, New Mexico ≈ 10 × 7" (25 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain 
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