About
Eggert's sunflower is a perennial of forest openings in the Interior Low Plateaus, notable as one of very few plants removed from the US endangered list after recovering.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Light
- Full sun gives the most flowers; partial shade is tolerated. General guidance for the genus
- Propagation
- Seed or stem cuttings. General guidance for the genus
“General guidance for the genus” marks advice sourced for the genus as a whole rather than this species.
Field notes
Morphology
Up to over 2 m with hairless, bluish stems and mostly opposite, lance-shaped leaves 7–16.5 cm long with a single vein. Each stem carries 1–5 heads with 10–18 yellow rays around more than 70 disc florets.
Distribution & habitat
Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama (also reported from South Carolina), in barren forest openings.
History & etymology
Described by John Kunkel Small in 1903 from rocky hills in Dickson County, Tennessee; named after Henry Eggert, who collected it in 1897.
Conservation
Listed under the US Endangered Species Act in 1997. Delayed roadside mowing and mechanical brush control under power lines helped it, and it was delisted in 2005.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- United States
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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