Identificaciones de theo_witsell

This is a putative Heliopsis gracilis x helianthoides var. scabra specimen. Examples were widely scattered along a 2-mile stretch of road. They were growing in loose shale and in partial shade. Specimens were 4-5 dm tall, branched in distal half; leaves 5-8 cm long x 1-2.5 cm wide; 2-5 flowers/plant; rays 5-8/head to 1.2 cm long; leaves sparsely scabrous on both surfaces; stems sparsely scabrous and also moderately hispid with multicellular hairs in 2 lines.