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Helianthus maximiliani
Also called Maximilian's Sunflower, Narrow Leaved Sunflower, Maximillian Sunflower
A tall, branching North American perennial sunflower native to the Great Plains, grown for its late-season yellow blooms and deep, spreading rhizome. It is hardy, long-lived and tolerates drought once established.
Helianthus maximiliani is a North American species of sunflower known by the common name Maximilian sunflower.
This sunflower is named for Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied, who encountered it on his travels in North America.
The thick rhizome is edible and provided a food similar to the Jerusalem artichoke for Native American groups such as the Sioux. The flower heads are attractive to insects and the fruits are eaten by birds. Livestock eat portions of the plant, and the seeds are eaten by various wildlife.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Helianthus maximiliani 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.
