Heliomeris multiflora explained

Heliomeris multiflora is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae called the showy goldeneye. It grows in Mexico and the western United States from Montana to Jalisco.^{[1] [2]}

Heliomeris multiflora is a perennial herb up to 15cm (06inches) 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.^{[3] [4]}

Varieties^[3]

• Heliomeris multiflora var. brevifolia (Greene ex Wooton & Standl.) - Arizona, New Mexico, Utah
• Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora - from Idaho and Montana south to Durango
• Heliomeris multiflora var. nevadensis (A.Nelson) W.F.Yates - from California east to Utah and south to Jalisco

External links

• USDA Plants Profile

Notes and References

1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Heliomeris%20multiflora.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
2. http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=3820&taxauthid=1 SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066907 Flora of North America, Heliomeris multiflora Nuttall, 1848. Showy goldeneye
4. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123407#page/346/mode/1up Blake, Sydney Fay. 1918. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 54: 108–110