[Sunflowers: The Genus Helianthus Found East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]
Cusick's Sunflower, Turniproot Sunflower
Helianthus cusickii
The photo above shows Cusick's sunflower as seen along the main road through the Painted Hills Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument........May 28, 2007.
Characteristics:
Prostrate to erect perennial to 3 feet tall. Flower heads radiate, large,
and yellow (both rays and disk). The rays are typically 8 to 13, but more may
be present. The leaves are entire, perhaps somewhat wavy, linear to lanceolate
in shape.
Habitat:
Dry open habitats from the lowlands and foothills.
Range:
Cusick's sunflower may be found east of the Cascade Mountains from Ellensburg,WA east to southwest Idaho,
south through eastern Oregon into northeastern California.
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Cusick's sunflower as seen along US Highway 97 alongside Yakama lands......June 5, 2009.
The photo above shows a skipper visiting Cusick's sunflower as seen along the main road through the Painted Hills Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.........May 28, 2007.
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Cusick's sunflower blooming on slopes next to the Black Canyon Trail trailhead, Yakima County, WA........May 26, 2019.
Paul Slichter