Helianthus carnosus
lakeside sunflower, flatwoods sunflower
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
ft
Life Span:
short-lived perennial
Flower Color:
yellow
Fruit Color:
white
Phenology:
winter dormant
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Wildflower garden
Considerations:
Light:
Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Organic
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds, Mammals
Primarily pollinated by bees. The goldenrod soldier beetle (a.k.a. leatherwing beetle(, Chauliognathus pensylvanicus is a goldenrod pollinator ( FL Wildflower Foundation ).
Birds and small mammals eat the seeds.
Native Habitats:
Wet flatwoods, savannas, roadside ditches.
