False sunflower
Pollinator Value
- 🔑 Keystone
- Hosts 70+ species.
- 🐛 Larval Host
- Silvery Checkerspot, Wavy-lined Emerald
- 🐝 Specialist Bee Host
- Andrena helianthi, Melissodes species
- ❄️ Winter Food Source
- Yes — "Oxeye" seed heads feed birds through winter.
Growing Conditions
- Sun
- Full Sun ☀️, Part Sun ⛅
- Moisture
- Dry 💧, Regular 💧💧
- Bloom
- July, August, September, October
- Sociability
- S3 — Patches / Loose groups
Ecology & Conservation
Proximity
- Proximity Score
ℹ
Our internally developed scale tracking proximity of historical species occurrence to our Eco-Region (8.1.8). 0 = hyper-local, 5 = off-continent.
- 1
- Native Status
- Outaouais: ✅ · QC: ✅ · ON: ✅
Native Occurrence
- Closest Native Direction
- Local
- Eco-zone
ℹ
The closest historically occurring Eco-zone, mapped to the CEC values.
- Mixedwood Plains
- Eco-province
- Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
- Eco-region
- 8.1.8 St. Lawrence Lowlands
Rarity & Status
- Rarity Notes
- Secure: Common in edges/clearings.
- Rank QC
ℹ
In Quebec, the CDPNQ (Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec) is the body that assigns these ranks using the NatureServe methodology.
Click here for more info → - S4 — Apparently Secure
- Rank ON
ℹ
The S-rank (Subnational Rank) is a standardized tool used across Canada to measure the extinction risk of a species within a specific province or territory.
Click here for more info → - S5 — Secure — Common
- Ecological Context
- Oxeye Sunflower: Indigenous.
Edibility & Foraging
- Edible
- ❌ Not Edible
Permaculture and Companion Planting Properties
- Role(s)
- Pollinator Magnet
- Notes
- Supports native bees for higher veggie yields.
Provenance
- Seed Provenance
- Gatineau QC; Ottawa Valley
- Seed Source
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Multiple seed sources:
- Localeaf / Wild Flower Farm
- OWSL