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.
Helianthus maximiliani is native to the Great Plains in central North America, and naturalized in the eastern and western parts of the continent. It is now found from British Columbia to Maine, south to the Carolinas, Chihuahua, and California.
The plant thrives in a number of ecosystems, particularly across the plains in central Canada and the United States. It is also cultivated as an ornamental
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- The plant flowers in summer.
- What is often called the "flower" of the sunflower is actually a "flower head" (pseudanthium), 7.5–12.5 centimetres (3–5 in) wide, of numerous small individual five-petaled flowers ("florets").
- The outer flowers, which resemble petals, are called ray flowers.
- Each "petal" consists of a ligule composed of fused petals of an asymmetrical ray flower. They are sexually sterile and may be yellow, red, orange, or other colors.
- The spirally arranged flowers in the center of the head are called disk flowers. These mature into fruit (sunflower "seeds").
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- Maximilian Sunflower is a tall (3-8 feet) perennial sunflower with yellow flowers up to 3 inches across.
- Found from southern Canada south to North Carolina, Kentucky and Texas, this plant tolerates full to partial sun, dry to moderate moisture, and a wide range of soils.
- It blooms from late August to October and flowers attract honey bees and wild bees.
- Serves as an important wildlife plant – deer forage on leaves and birds eat the seeds.