looking for ID help - wild "sunflower"?

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I'm looking for help identifying this sunflower-looking plant that's currently blooming in my yard.
The plants are ~4-5 feet tall.
I live on the Connecticut shoreline.
Is it native?
(Any chance it's ox-eye "false" sunflower, Heliopsis helianthoides?)
Thanks!
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Is it native?
(Any chance it's ox-eye "false" sunflower, Heliopsis helianthoides?)

Yes, but it isn't the true wild specie. Looks like some kind of hybrid with all those extra petals.

Here's how the true specie looks.
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The Oxeye Sunflower or False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) in the Sunflower Tribe (Heliantheae) of the Daisy Family (Asteraceae), is native to central and eastern North America. A number of cultivars and seed strains have been selected. The plant pictured is a semi-double form. There are a number of similar, semi-double cultivars of German origin including 'Goldgefeider' (or 'Gold Plume'), 'Sommersonne' (or 'Summer Sun'), Spitzentanzerin (or 'Ballerina') , and 'Venus'.
 

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