Index / Search / Helianthus divaricatus
§1 Plant
Helianthus divaricatus L.
vernacular woodland sunflower — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Helianthus
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 755 counties across 29 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 755 counties across 29 states/territories.
Arkansas view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Benton 05007
- Bradley 05011
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Columbia 05027
- Conway 05029
- Cross 05037
- Dallas 05039
- Faulkner 05045
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lee 05077
- Lincoln 05079
- Logan 05083
- Marion 05089
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Perry 05105
- Pike 05109
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Sevier 05133
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- White 05145
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 84 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Livingston 17105
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 53 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Blackford 18009
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- DeKalb 18033
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Fulton 18049
- Greene 18055
- Harrison 18061
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jay 18075
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marshall 18099
- Martin 18101
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Pulaski 18131
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Switzerland 18155
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Union 18161
- Vermillion 18165
- Wabash 18169
- Washington 18175
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 55 N ▾
- Ballard 21007
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Breathitt 21025
- Bullitt 21029
- Calloway 21035
- Carter 21043
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Garrard 21079
- Graves 21083
- Grayson 21085
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Livingston 21139
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- Martin 21159
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Metcalfe 21169
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Nelson 21179
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Trigg 21221
- Union 21225
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Allegan 26005
- Barry 26015
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Branch 26023
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Cheboygan 26031
- Clare 26035
- Clinton 26037
- Dickinson 26043
- Genesee 26049
- Gogebic 26053
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Iosco 26069
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Lake 26085
- Lapeer 26087
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Macomb 26099
- Mecosta 26107
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Oscoda 26135
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- Roscommon 26143
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Tuscola 26157
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
Mississippi view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Butler 29023
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Jackson 29095
- Lewis 29111
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- Monroe 29137
- New Madrid 29143
- Oregon 29149
- Perry 29157
- Pike 29163
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Scott 29201
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
New Hampshire view state ↗ 6 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 17 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chemung 36015
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Greene 36039
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Livingston 36051
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Otsego 36077
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
North Carolina view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Alleghany 37005
- Anson 37007
- Bladen 37017
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caswell 37033
- Cherokee 37039
- Cleveland 37045
- Craven 37049
- Cumberland 37051
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Halifax 37083
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Hoke 37093
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Jones 37103
- Madison 37115
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- Northampton 37131
- Orange 37135
- Pamlico 37137
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Rowan 37159
- Rutherford 37161
- Scotland 37165
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Wilkes 37193
- Wilson 37195
Ohio view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Carroll 39019
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Defiance 39039
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Harrison 39067
- Henry 39069
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Mahoning 39099
- Marion 39101
- Meigs 39105
- Monroe 39111
- Morgan 39115
- Muskingum 39119
- Ottawa 39123
- Perry 39127
- Portage 39133
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Van Wert 39161
- Vinton 39163
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
- Wood 39173
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Somerset 42111
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 21 N ▾
- Abbeville 45001
- Anderson 45007
- Barnwell 45011
- Calhoun 45017
- Cherokee 45021
- Colleton 45029
- Darlington 45031
- Edgefield 45037
- Fairfield 45039
- Greenville 45045
- Greenwood 45047
- Lancaster 45057
- Lee 45061
- Lexington 45063
- Marlboro 45069
- McCormick 45065
- Orangeburg 45075
- Pickens 45077
- Saluda 45081
- Spartanburg 45083
- York 45091
Tennessee view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Cheatham 47021
- Cocke 47029
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Franklin 47051
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Houston 47083
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Perry 47135
- Polk 47139
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Unicoi 47171
- Van Buren 47175
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- Weakley 47183
- Wilson 47189
Vermont view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 70 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Carroll 51035
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- James City 51095
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Northampton 51131
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Berkeley 54003
- Cabell 54011
- Calhoun 54013
- Doddridge 54017
- Grant 54023
- Hancock 54029
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Marion 54049
- Mason 54053
- McDowell 54047
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Pendleton 54071
- Pleasants 54073
- Pocahontas 54075
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Tyler 54095
- Wayne 54099
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wood 54107
- Wyoming 54109
Wisconsin view state ↗ 4 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/HEDI2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3119249 ↗Record version
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