Heliomeris multiflora

Heliomeris multiflora is a North American species of flowering plants in the sunflower family called the showy goldeneye. It grows in Mexico and the western United States from Montana to Jalisco.[3][4][5]

Heliomeris multiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Heliomeris
Species:
H. multiflora
Binomial name
Heliomeris multiflora
Nutt. 1848
Synonyms[1][2]
Synonymy
  • Heliomeris multiflorus Nutt. 1848
  • Gymnolomia multiflora (Nutt.) Rothr.
  • Viguiera multiflora (Nutt.) S.F. Blake
  • Gymnolomia brevifolia Greene ex Wooton & Standl., syn of var. brevifolia
  • Heliomeris brevifolia (Greene ex Wooton & Standl.) Cockerell, syn of var. brevifolia
  • Viguiera ovalis S.F.Blake, syn of var. brevifolia
  • Gymnolomia nevadensis A.Nelson, syn of var. nevadensis
  • Heliomeris nevadensis (A.Nelson) Cockerell

Heliomeris multiflora is a perennial herb up to 15 cm (5.9 in) tall, with a large taproot. Leaves are up to 16 cm (6.3 in) long, with hairs along the edges. One plant can produce 25 or more yellow flower heads, each head with 12-14 ray flowers surrounding 50 or more tiny disc flowers.[5][6]

Varieties[2][5]

References
  1. Tropicos, Heliomeris multiflora Nutt.
  2. The Plant List, Heliomeris multiflora Nuttall
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter photos, description, distribution map
  5. Flora of North America, Heliomeris multiflora Nuttall, 1848. Showy goldeneye
  6. Blake, Sydney Fay. 1918. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 54: 108–110 as Viguiera multiflora


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