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Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Genus Helianthus L.

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Kingdom  Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom  Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision  Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division  Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class  Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass  Asteridae
Order  Asterales
Family  Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus  Helianthus L. – sunflower P
 
Contains 62 Species and 81 accepted taxa overall
 
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Species  Helianthus agrestis Pollard – southeastern sunflower P
Species  Helianthus ×ambiguus (A. Gray) Britton (pro sp.) P
Species  Helianthus angustifolius L. – swamp sunflower P
Species  Helianthus annuus L. – common sunflower P
Species  Helianthus anomalus S.F. Blake – western sunflower P
Species  Helianthus argophyllus Torr. & A. Gray – silverleaf sunflower P
Species  Helianthus arizonensis R.C. Jacks. – Arizona sunflower P
Species  Helianthus atrorubens L. – purpledisk sunflower P
Species  Helianthus bolanderi A. Gray – serpentine sunflower P
Species  Helianthus ×brevifolius E.E. Watson (pro sp.) P
Species  Helianthus californicus DC. – California sunflower P
Species  Helianthus carnosus Small – lakeside sunflower P
Species  Helianthus ciliaris DC. – Texas blueweed P
Species  Helianthus ×cinereus Torr. & A. Gray (pro sp.) P
Species  Helianthus cusickii A. Gray – Cusick's sunflower P
Species  Helianthus debilis Nutt. – cucumberleaf sunflower P
Subspecies  Helianthus debilis Nutt. ssp. cucumerifolius (Torr. & A. Gray) Heiser – cucumberleaf sunflower P
Subspecies  Helianthus debilis Nutt. ssp. debilis – cucumberleaf sunflower P
Subspecies  Helianthus debilis Nutt. ssp. silvestris Heiser – cucumberleaf sunflower P
Subspecies  Helianthus debilis Nutt. ssp. tardiflorus Heiser – cucumberleaf sunflower P
Subspecies  Helianthus debilis Nutt. ssp. vestitus (E.E. Watson) Heiser – cucumberleaf sunflower P
Species  Helianthus decapetalus L. – thinleaf sunflower P
Species  Helianthus divaricatus L. – woodland sunflower P
Species  Helianthus ×divariserratus R.W. Long P
Species  Helianthus ×doronicoides Lam. (pro sp.) P
Species  Helianthus eggertii Small – Eggert's sunflower P
Species  Helianthus floridanus A. Gray ex Chapm. – Florida sunflower P
Species  Helianthus giganteus L. – giant sunflower P
Species  Helianthus glaucophyllus D.M. Sm. – whiteleaf sunflower P
Species  Helianthus ×glaucus Small (pro sp.) P
Species  Helianthus gracilentus A. Gray – slender sunflower P
Species  Helianthus grosseserratus M. Martens – sawtooth sunflower P
Species  Helianthus heterophyllus Nutt. – variableleaf sunflower P
Species  Helianthus hirsutus Raf. – hairy sunflower P
Species  Helianthus ×intermedius R.W. Long P
Species  Helianthus ×kellermanii Britton (pro sp.) P
Species  Helianthus laciniatus A. Gray – alkali sunflower P
Species  Helianthus ×laetiflorus Pers. (pro sp.) – cheerful sunflower P
Species  Helianthus laevigatus Torr. & A. Gray – smooth sunflower P
Species  Helianthus longifolius Pursh – longleaf sunflower P
Species  Helianthus ×luxurians E.E. Watson (pro sp.) P
Species  Helianthus maximiliani Schrad. – Maximilian sunflower P
Species  Helianthus microcephalus Torr. & A. Gray – small woodland sunflower P
Species  Helianthus mollis Lam. – ashy sunflower P
Species  Helianthus ×multiflorus L. (pro sp.) – manyflower sunflower P
Species  Helianthus neglectus Heiser – neglected sunflower P
Species  Helianthus niveus (Benth.) Brandegee – showy sunflower P
Subspecies  Helianthus niveus (Benth.) Brandegee ssp. canescens (A. Gray) Heiser – showy sunflower P
Subspecies  Helianthus niveus (Benth.) Brandegee ssp. tephrodes (A. Gray) Heiser – Algodones sunflower P
Species  Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray – Nuttall's sunflower P
Subspecies  Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray ssp. nuttallii – Nuttall's sunflower P
Subspecies  Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray ssp. parishii (A. Gray) Heiser – Parish's sunflower P
Subspecies  Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray ssp. rydbergii (Britton) R.W. Long – Rydberg's sunflower P
Species  Helianthus occidentalis Riddell – fewleaf sunflower P
Subspecies  Helianthus occidentalis Riddell ssp. occidentalis – fewleaf sunflower P
Subspecies  Helianthus occidentalis Riddell ssp. plantagineus (Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners – fewleaf sunflower P
Species  Helianthus ×orgyaloides Cockerell (pro sp.) P
Species  Helianthus paradoxus Heiser – paradox sunflower P
Species  Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt. – stiff sunflower P
Subspecies  Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt. ssp. pauciflorus – stiff sunflower P
Subspecies  Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt. ssp. subrhomboideus (Rydb.) O. Spring & E. Schilling – stiff sunflower P
Species  Helianthus petiolaris Nutt. – prairie sunflower P
Subspecies  Helianthus petiolaris Nutt. ssp. fallax Heiser – prairie sunflower P
Subspecies  Helianthus petiolaris Nutt. ssp. petiolaris – prairie sunflower P
Species  Helianthus porteri (A. Gray) Pruski – Porter's sunflower P
Species  Helianthus praecox Engelm. & A. Gray – Texas sunflower P
Subspecies  Helianthus praecox Engelm. & A. Gray ssp. hirtus (Heiser) Heiser – Texas sunflower P
Subspecies  Helianthus praecox Engelm. & A. Gray ssp. praecox – Texas sunflower P
Subspecies  Helianthus praecox Engelm. & A. Gray ssp. runyonii (Heiser) Heiser – Runyon's sunflower P
Species  Helianthus praetermissus E.E. Watson – New Mexico sunflower P
Species  Helianthus pumilus Nutt. – little sunflower P
Species  Helianthus radula (Pursh) Torr. & A. Gray – rayless sunflower P
Species  Helianthus resinosus Small – resindot sunflower P
Species  Helianthus salicifolius A. Dietr. – willowleaf sunflower P
Species  Helianthus schweinitzii Torr. & A. Gray – Schweinitz's sunflower P
Species  Helianthus silphioides Nutt. – rosinweed sunflower P
Species  Helianthus simulans E.E. Watson – muck sunflower P
Species  Helianthus smithii Heiser – Smith's sunflower P
Species  Helianthus strumosus L. – paleleaf woodland sunflower P
Species  Helianthus tuberosus L. – Jerusalem artichoke P
Species  Helianthus ×verticillatus E.E. Watson (pro sp.) P

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