The Helianthus ciliaris is a species of sunflower, which are tall annual or perennial plants that can grow up to 120 inches, and bear flower heads with bright yellow ray florets on the outside.
Helianthus ciliaris is a species of sunflower known by the common names Texas blueweed and yerba parda. Sunflowers are usually tall annual or perennial plants that in some species can grow to a height of 300 cm (120 in) or more. They bear one or more wide, terminal capitula (flower heads), with bright yellow ray florets at the outside and yellow or maroon (also known as a brown/red) disc florets inside. 
