Helianthus californicus is a North American species of sunflower known by the common name California sunflower. It is native to California in the United States and Baja California in Mexico, where it grows in many types of habitats. Classified within the Asteraceae family, it forms dense colonies in grasslands, riparian zones, and coastal foothills. Unlike the cultivated Helianthus annuus, H. californicus is a native and wild species that supports California’s ecology.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of California sunflower being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Helianthus nuttallii
- Helianthus gracilentus
- Helianthus grosseserratus
- Helianthus paradoxus
- Helianthus verticillatus
- Helianthus maximiliani
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Helianthus
- Species
- Helianthus californicus
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