Helianthus annuus Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 4040

Helianthus annuus L.

Common sunflower, Hairy leaved sunflower, Sunflower

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


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	ASTERACEAE
Genus:	Helianthus

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

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

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 availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (HEAN3)	UC Integrated Pest Management Weed Photo Gallery (profile of this plant as an agricultural weed) ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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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: Feb 15, 2019).