FNPS Plant Database
Helianthus agrestis
Nomenclature
Common Name:
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Genus species:
Family:
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Somewhat moist, no flooding
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A
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Vouchered In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Primarily pollinated by bees. The goldenrod soldier beetle (a.k.a. leatherwing beetle ( Chauliognathus pensylvanicus) is a goldenrod pollinator ( FL Wildflower Foundation ).
Birds and small mammals eat the seeds.
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Ethnobotany:
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Citations:
Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Southeastern sunflower. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Heliagre ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.
Hammer, Roger. (2016). Central Florida Wildflowers. Falcon Guides, Guilford, CT.
Hammer, Roger. (2015). Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies in Tropical Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
