Yellow Trined
by Wild Thing
Title
Yellow Trined
Artist
Wild Thing
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I love these wild sunflowers and they grow all over the place. Along the road, in the forest, in the swamps, everywhere! I often will grab a handful on my way home from along side the road! They brighten up any room but are hard to arrange!
Helianthus decapetalus - Thinleaf Sunflower, Ten-petal Sunflower, Forest Sunflower, Pale Sunflower. Helianthus decapetalus is an occasionally branching plant from 2 to 5 feet tall, with multiple flower heads on long stalks. It is a relatively leafy sunflower, with opposite leaves on the lower part of the plant and alternate leaves on the upper part of the plant. This is one of the sunflowers that may have green or reddish stems. The stems are smooth, occasionally glaucous, in the lower part, and may have short hairs in the upper area, usually so in the inflorescence. It blooms in late summer and well into fall.
The flower nectar and pollen appeals to honey bees, native bees, beneficial wasps, pollinating flies, butterflies, skippers and beetles. At least 6 species of specialty bees (that only pollinate Helianthus spp.) visit the flowers. Helianthus decapetalus hosts caterpillars of checkerspot butterflies. painted lady butterflies and several moths. Seeds are eaten by gamebirds, songbirds and small mammals. Mature colonies provide good cover for many kinds of wildlife.
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September 2nd, 2017
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