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Helianthus angustifoliusHelianthus angustifolius

swamp sunflower

Photograph(s) by*: RHW

Characteristics

Height: 1.5-5.5'
Flowers: Aug.-Oct.; yellow
Fruit: capsule

Conditions *

Light: Full sun
Moisture: Moist Wet
Soil pH: 4-7
Soil type: Loamy Sandy

Habitat

swamps and moist, sandy ground

Native to

Region: Coastal *
States: MD

Wildlife

Butterfly Songbird *

Notes


 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1363.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004