Index / Search / Helianthus microcephalus
§1 Plant
Helianthus microcephalus Torr. & A. Gray
vernacular small 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
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 456 counties across 20 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 456 counties across 20 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Bartow 13015
- Bibb 13021
- Chattooga 13055
- Cherokee 13057
- Clarke 13059
- Cobb 13067
- Dawson 13085
- DeKalb 13089
- Dooly 13093
- Elbert 13105
- Gilmer 13123
- Grady 13131
- Hall 13139
- Harris 13145
- Hart 13147
- Houston 13153
- Jackson 13157
- Lamar 13171
- Lee 13177
- Lumpkin 13187
- Morgan 13211
- Murray 13213
- Newton 13217
- Oconee 13219
- Pickens 13227
- Rabun 13241
- Taylor 13269
- Twiggs 13289
- Union 13291
- Walker 13295
- White 13311
Illinois view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Bartholomew 18005
- Brown 18013
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Dearborn 18029
- Decatur 18031
- Floyd 18043
- Franklin 18047
- Greene 18055
- Hamilton 18057
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Jefferson 18077
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Sullivan 18153
- Union 18161
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
Kentucky view state ↗ 70 N ▾
- Allen 21003
- Anderson 21005
- Ballard 21007
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Breathitt 21025
- Bullitt 21029
- Butler 21031
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carter 21043
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Edmonson 21061
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Garrard 21079
- Grayson 21085
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Livingston 21139
- Logan 21141
- Madison 21151
- Marion 21155
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Metcalfe 21169
- Monroe 21171
- Montgomery 21173
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Spencer 21215
- Taylor 21217
- Union 21225
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 1 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Anson 37007
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caldwell 37027
- Caswell 37033
- Catawba 37035
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Craven 37049
- Davidson 37057
- Davie 37059
- Forsyth 37067
- Gaston 37071
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Lee 37105
- Lincoln 37109
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Montgomery 37123
- Polk 37149
- Richmond 37153
- Rowan 37159
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Union 37179
- Wake 37183
- Watauga 37189
- Wilkes 37193
- Yadkin 37197
Ohio view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Butler 39017
- Carroll 39019
- Clermont 39025
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Mahoning 39099
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Miami 39109
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Paulding 39125
- Perry 39127
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 17 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 77 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Campbell 47013
- Cannon 47015
- Carroll 47017
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- DeKalb 47041
- Dickson 47043
- Fayette 47047
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Gibson 47053
- Grainger 47057
- Greene 47059
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Henry 47079
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Jefferson 47089
- Johnson 47091
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lawrence 47099
- Lewis 47101
- Lincoln 47103
- Loudon 47105
- Macon 47111
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Maury 47119
- McMinn 47107
- McNairy 47109
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Moore 47127
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Overton 47133
- Perry 47135
- Pickett 47137
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Robertson 47147
- Scott 47151
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Van Buren 47175
- Wayne 47181
- Weakley 47183
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
Virginia view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Alleghany 51005
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Buchanan 51027
- Carroll 51035
- Dickenson 51051
- Giles 51071
- Grayson 51077
- Henry 51089
- Lee 51105
- Montgomery 51121
- Orange 51137
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Smyth 51173
- Surry 51181
- Tazewell 51185
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Boone 54005
- Braxton 54007
- Brooke 54009
- Cabell 54011
- Calhoun 54013
- Doddridge 54017
- Greenbrier 54025
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Mercer 54055
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Roane 54087
- Summers 54089
- Tyler 54095
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wood 54107
- Wyoming 54109
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/HEMI3 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/4250889 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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