Maximiliansunflower

Maximilian sunflower n.

A sunflower (Helianthus maximilianii) of eastern and central North America having folded leaves at the mid-stem, used regularly in prairie restoration projects in North America.

  [After PrinceMaximilian Alexander Philipp von Wied-Neuwied (1782-1867), Prussian naturalist and explorer.]

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