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Helianthus annuus L.
common sunflower

       
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Photo of Helianthus annuus L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Helianthus annuus L.

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Synonyms:
Helianthus annuus L.

  HEANJ Helianthus annuus L. ssp. jaegeri (Heiser) Heiser
  HEANL Helianthus annuus L. ssp. lenticularis (Douglas ex Lindl.) Cockerell
  HEANT Helianthus annuus L. ssp. texanus Heiser
  HEANL2 Helianthus annuus L. var. lenticularis (Douglas ex Lindl.) Steyerm.
  HEANM Helianthus annuus L. var. macrocarpus (DC.) Cockerell
  HEANT2 Helianthus annuus L. var. texanus (Heiser) Shinners
  HEAR14 Helianthus aridus Rydb.
  HELE5 Helianthus lenticularis Douglas ex Lindl.
 

Distribution:
Helianthus annuus L.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Helianthus annuus L.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 62 species in Helianthus
 

Classification:
Helianthus annuus 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
Species Helianthus annuus L. – common sunflower
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Helianthus annuus L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Iowa:
wild sunflower              Secondary noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Helianthus annuus L.

annual sunflower
common sunflower
sunflower
wild sunflower

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Helianthus annuus L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Helianthus annuus L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC FAC- FAC- FAC- FACU FACU FAC FAC- FACU FACU+ FAC- FAC UPL NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Helianthus annuus L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt Low           Low  
Yarrow Low   Low       Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Helianthus annuus L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36616.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Helianthus annuus L.

Arizona: abstract & image of common sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

Army Corps of Engineers-Plant Management Information System

BioMat Net

FAO-Animal Feed Resources Information System

FL-University of Florida Extension

IN-Center for New Crops and Plant Products (Purdue)

KS-Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses

KS-State Plants

MN-Minnesota Department of Agriculture

MO-Missouri Plants

MT-Montana Plant Life

NC-Plant Fact Sheet (NCSU)

TX-Image Archive of Central Texas Plants

UK-BBC Gardening

UK-Plants For A Future

WA-Central Washington Native Plants

WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium

Wild Flowers of the Southeastern U.S.

www.BorealForest.org

www.WildflowerInformation.org

 
 
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