Helianthus annuus Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 4040

Helianthus annuus L.

Common sunflower, Hairy leaved sunflower, Sunflower

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Helianthus annuus, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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Family:	ASTERACEAE
Genus:	Helianthus

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places, wetland-riparian

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

ICPN + PLANTS:	Helianthus annuus ssp. jaegeri
ICPN + PLANTS:	Helianthus annuus ssp. lenticularis
PLANTS:	Helianthus annuus ssp. texanus
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More information about Helianthus annuus


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	UC Integrated Pest Management Weed Photo Gallery (profile of this plant as an agricultural weed) Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (HEAN3)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 16, 2019).