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Taxon: Helianthus pumilus Nutt.

Genus: Helianthus
Family: Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) subfamily: Asteroideae tribe: Heliantheae.
Nomen number: 27938
Place of publication: Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. ser. 2, 7:366. 1841
Name verified on: 08-Mar-2010 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 08-Mar-2010
Species priority site is: North Central Regional PI Station (NC7).
Accessions: 59 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


Common names:

  • dwarf sunflower   (Source: C. E. Rogers et al.) – English
  • little sunflower   (Source: F NAmer ) – English

Economic importance:

  • Gene sources: potential for pest resistance in sunflower   (fide Helia 32:69. 2009)
  • Gene sources: tertiary genetic relative of sunflower   (fide Helia 27:151. 2004)
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Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)

References:

  • Christov, M. et al. 2009. Wild species of Helianthus L. - Sources of resistance to the parasite Orobanche cumana Wallr. Helia 32:65–74.
  • FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America.
  • Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):87–89.
  • Nikolova, L. et al. 2004. Interspecific hybridization between H. pumilus Nutt. and H. annuus L. and their potential for cultivated sunflower improvement. Helia 27:151–162.
  • Rogers, C. E. et al. 1982. Sunflower species of the United States. 25.
  • Timme, R. E. et al. 2007. High-resolution phylogeny for Helianthus (Asteraceae) using the 18S-26S ribosomal DNA external transcribed spacer. Amer. J. Bot. 94:1837–1852.
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Images:

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URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?27938 (19 May 2013)

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