Heliomeris multiflora

Heliomeris multiflora is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae called the showy goldeneye. It grows in Mexico and the western United States from Montana to Jalisco.^[3][4][5]

Heliomeris multiflora
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Heliomeris
Species:	H. multiflora
Binomial name
Heliomeris multiflora Nutt.
Synonyms[1][2]
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 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.^[5][6]

Varieties^[2][5]

• 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