Woodland Sunflower

Woodland Sunflower

Helianthus divaricatus

Daisy Family or Asteraceae

Stands of 2 to 5 foot tall sunflowers with smooth stems and leaves with a rough upper surface.

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Flower heads, about 2 to 3 inches wide, with yellow disks and 8 to 20 yellow ray flowers. Leaves opposite, lance-shaped, and thick; most stakless or at best with a ¼ inch long stalk. Photographed on the Maclean Road, Central Frontenac Township - late July