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Helianthella microcephala
Also called Purpledisk Dwarf Sunflower, Small Head Dwarf Sunflower, Small Head Rockrose
Purpledisk helianthella is a small, herbaceous wildflower in the daisy family, native to the dry uplands of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah. It grows best in full sun and well-drained soil, and needs little water once established.
Helianthella microcephala, common name purpledisk helianthella, is a North American plant species in the family Asteraceae. It grows in the southwestern United States, in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah.
Helianthella microcephala is a herbaceous plant up to 80 cm (31 in) tall. Leaves are up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long. The plant usually produces 3-15 yellow flower heads per stem, in a flat-topped array. Each head contains 5-13 yellow ray flowers surrounding numerous dark brown or dark purple (almost black) disc flowers.
California helianthella · Mt. Diablo helianthella · Helianthella durangensis · Parry's dwarf-sunflower · Fivenerve helianthella · Oneflower helianthella · Dwarf Sunflowers
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Helianthella microcephala by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
