Index / Search / Helianthus pauciflorus
§1 Plant
Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt.
vernacular stiff sunflower — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Helianthus
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 533 counties across 22 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 533 counties across 22 states/territories.
Arkansas view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 77 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Boone 17007
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Fulton 17057
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Benton 18007
- Boone 18011
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Delaware 18035
- Grant 18053
- Howard 18067
- Jasper 18073
- Jay 18075
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Newton 18111
- Porter 18127
- St. Joseph 18141
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Audubon 19009
- Carroll 19027
- Cherokee 19035
- Crawford 19047
- Fremont 19071
- Greene 19073
- Guthrie 19077
- Hancock 19081
- Harrison 19085
- Jackson 19097
- Lyon 19119
- Mahaska 19123
- Mills 19129
- O'Brien 19141
- Page 19145
- Plymouth 19149
- Ringgold 19159
- Sioux 19167
- Taylor 19173
- Union 19175
- Washington 19183
- Woodbury 19193
Kansas view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Ellsworth 20053
- Franklin 20059
- Greenwood 20073
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Republic 20157
- Riley 20161
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Sumner 20191
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
Kentucky view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 21 N ▾
- Alger 26003
- Cass 26027
- Cheboygan 26031
- Delta 26041
- Emmet 26047
- Houghton 26061
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lapeer 26087
- Lenawee 26091
- Marquette 26103
- Menominee 26109
- Monroe 26115
- Oakland 26125
- Ontonagon 26131
- Schoolcraft 26153
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Benton 27009
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Cook 27031
- Cottonwood 27033
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Dodge 27039
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Grant 27051
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake 27075
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Mahnomen 27087
- Marshall 27089
- Martin 27091
- McLeod 27085
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Renville 27129
- Rice 27131
- Roseau 27135
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Stevens 27149
- Todd 27153
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Watonwan 27165
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Mississippi view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Atchison 29005
- Audrain 29007
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Caldwell 29025
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Clark 29045
- Clinton 29049
- Dallas 29059
- DeKalb 29063
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Holt 29087
- Howell 29091
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lewis 29111
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- Mercer 29129
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Ozark 29153
- Pettis 29159
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Scotland 29199
- Shelby 29205
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Montana view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Antelope 31003
- Boyd 31015
- Brown 31017
- Butler 31023
- Cherry 31031
- Clay 31035
- Colfax 31037
- Cuming 31039
- Custer 31041
- Dawes 31045
- Dixon 31051
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Franklin 31061
- Grant 31075
- Hall 31079
- Hamilton 31081
- Holt 31089
- Howard 31093
- Jefferson 31095
- Johnson 31097
- Kearney 31099
- Kimball 31105
- Lancaster 31109
- Merrick 31121
- Nance 31125
- Nemaha 31127
- Otoe 31131
- Pawnee 31133
- Richardson 31147
- Rock 31149
- Saline 31151
- Sarpy 31153
- Sheridan 31161
- Sioux 31165
- Thomas 31171
- Valley 31175
- Washington 31177
- Wheeler 31183
New Jersey view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 8 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 3 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Adams 38001
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- Bowman 38011
- Burke 38013
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Divide 38023
- Dunn 38025
- Eddy 38027
- Emmons 38029
- Foster 38031
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grand Forks 38035
- Grant 38037
- Griggs 38039
- Kidder 38043
- LaMoure 38045
- McHenry 38049
- McIntosh 38051
- McKenzie 38053
- McLean 38055
- Mercer 38057
- Mountrail 38061
- Nelson 38063
- Oliver 38065
- Pierce 38069
- Ransom 38073
- Richland 38077
- Rolette 38079
- Sargent 38081
- Sheridan 38083
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Stutsman 38093
- Walsh 38099
- Ward 38101
- Wells 38103
- Williams 38105
Oklahoma view state ↗ 12 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Aurora 46003
- Charles Mix 46023
- Clay 46027
- Codington 46029
- Corson 46031
- Custer 46033
- Deuel 46039
- Edmunds 46045
- Faulk 46049
- Gregory 46053
- Harding 46063
- Kingsbury 46077
- Lawrence 46081
- Lincoln 46083
- Marshall 46091
- Minnehaha 46099
- Pennington 46103
- Roberts 46109
- Sanborn 46111
- Stanley 46117
- Todd 46121
- Turner 46125
- Union 46127
- Ziebach 46137
Virginia view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Burnett 55013
- Calumet 55015
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Outagamie 55087
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Price 55099
- Racine 55101
- Rock 55105
- Rusk 55107
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Waukesha 55133
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/HEPA19 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3119231 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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