Heliomeris multiflora facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Heliomeris multiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Heliomeris
Species:	H. multiflora
Binomial name
Heliomeris multiflora Nutt. 1848
Synonyms
Synonymy Heliomeris multiflorus Nutt. 1848 Gymnolomia multiflora (Nutt.) Rothr. Viguiera multiflora (Nutt.) S.F. Blake Gymnolomia brevifolia Greene ex Wooton & Standl., syn of var. brevifolia Heliomeris brevifolia (Greene ex Wooton & Standl.) Cockerell, syn of var. brevifolia Viguiera ovalis S.F.Blake, syn of var. brevifolia Gymnolomia nevadensis A.Nelson, syn of var. nevadensis Heliomeris nevadensis (A.Nelson) Cockerell

Heliomeris multiflora is a North American species of flowering plants in the sunflower family called the showy goldeneye. It grows in Mexico and the western United States from Montana to Jalisco.

Heliomeris multiflora is a perennial herb up to 15 cm (5.9 in) tall, with a large taproot. Leaves are up to 16 cm (6.3 in) long, with hairs along the edges. One plant can produce 25 or more yellow flower heads, each head with 12-14 ray flowers surrounding 50 or more tiny disc flowers.

Varieties

• Heliomeris multiflora var. brevifolia (Greene ex Wooton & Standl.) - Arizona, New Mexico, Utah
• Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora - from Idaho and Montana south to Durango
• Heliomeris multiflora var. nevadensis (A.Nelson) W.F.Yates - from California east to Utah and south to Jalisco