Host an Event Volunteer Join Tickets

Support the plant database you love!

Share

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:
Phoebanthus grandiflorus (Florida false sunflower)
Tauscher, Joseph Allan

Phoebanthus grandiflorus

Phoebanthus grandiflorus (Torr. & A. Gray) S.F. Blake

Florida False Sunflower

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Helianthella grandiflora

USDA Symbol: PHGR12

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

From the Image Gallery

3 photo(s) available in the Image Gallery

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Root Type: Tuberous
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Lanceolate , Linear
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Leaf: Linear-lanceolate
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Capitula are single or in loose terminal arrays on single stems.

Distribution

USA: FL
Native Distribution: Central Florida peninsula endemic.
Native Habitat: Sandy pine woodlands and sandhills.

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Medium
Light Requirement: Part Shade
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Heat Tolerant: yes
Soil Description: Sandy.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Phoebanthus grandiflorus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Phoebanthus grandiflorus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Phoebanthus grandiflorus

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-30
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

Go back