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Pronunciation: hee-lee-AN-thus pee-tee-oh-LARE-is kan-ES-ens
Common name: Dune sunflower
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Open desert, creosote bush scrub, west Colorado Desert, Anza-Borrego
Blooming period: March to June
Name derivations: 1) Helianthus 2) petiolaris 3) canescens
Formerly Helianthus niveus ssp. canescens