Scientific Name:	Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.	Common Name:	Sunflower, Prairie
Local Names:	Plains Sunflower	Common Family Name:	Sunflower
Life Cycle:	Annual >> Summer	Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Stem Characteristic:	Erect	Stem Type:	Round
Leaf Structure:	Simple	Petiole:	Yes
Leaf Margins:	Entire	Leaf Shape:	Lanceolate
Leaf Hairs:	Yes	Flower Color:	Yellow
Growth Stage:	Flowering	Environment:	Water Ways, Sorghum Field, Roadsides, Peanut Field, Pastures, CRP, Cotton Field, Corn Field