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Helianthus  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 36611

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): sunflower [English]
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2009   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderAsteranae   
                         OrderAsterales   
                            FamilyAsteraceae  – sunflowers, tournesols  
                               GenusHelianthus L. – sunflower  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesHelianthus agrestis Pollard – southeastern sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus X ambiguus (A. Gray) Britton (pro sp.) – ambiguous sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus angustifolius L. – swamp sunflower, swamp sneezeweed 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus annuus L. – common sunflower, sunflower, wild sunflower, annual sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus anomalus S.F. Blake – western sunflower, desert sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus argophyllus Torr. & A. Gray – silverleaf sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus arizonensis R.C. Jacks. – Arizona sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus atrorubens L. – purpledisk sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus bolanderi A. Gray – serpentine sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus X brevifolius E.E. Watson (pro sp.) – shortleaf sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus californicus DC. – California sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus carnosus Small – lakeside sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus ciliaris DC. – Texas blueweed, blueweed, yerba parda, blueweed sunflower, Texas-blueweed 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus X cinereus Torr. & A. Gray (pro sp.) – sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus cusickii A. Gray – Cusick's sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus debilis Nutt. – cucumberleaf sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus decapetalus L. – thinleaf sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus deserticola Heiser – desert sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus divaricatus L. – woodland sunflower, hélianthe à feuilles étalées 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus X divariserratus R.W. Long – sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus X doronicoides Lam. (pro sp.) – sunflower, perennial sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus eggertii Small – Eggert's sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus exilis A. Gray – serpentine sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus floridanus A. Gray ex Chapm. – Florida sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus giganteus L. – giant sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus glaucophyllus D.M. Sm. – whiteleaf sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus X glaucus Small (pro sp.) – glaucous sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus gracilentus A. Gray – slender sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus grosseserratus M. Martens – sawtooth sunflower, saw-tooth sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus heterophyllus Nutt. – variableleaf sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus hirsutus Raf. – hairy sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus X intermedius R.W. Long – intermediate sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus X kellermanii Britton (pro sp.) – Kellerman's sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus laciniatus A. Gray – alkali sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus X laetiflorus Pers. (pro sp.) – cheerful sunflower, mountain sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus laevigatus Torr. & A. Gray – smooth sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus longifolius Pursh – longleaf sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus X luxurians E.E. Watson (pro sp.) – luxuriant sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus maximiliani Schrad. – Maximilian sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus microcephalus Torr. & A. Gray – small woodland sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus mollis Lam. – ashy sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus X multiflorus L. (pro sp.) – manyflower sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus neglectus Heiser – neglected sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus niveus (Benth.) Brandegee – showy sunflower, snowy sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray – Nuttall's sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus occidentalis Riddell – fewleaf sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus X orgyaloides Cockerell (pro sp.) – sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus paradoxus Heiser – paradox sunflower, puzzle sunflower, Pecos sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus pauciflorus Nutt. – stiff sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus petiolaris Nutt. – prairie sunflower, showy sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus porteri (A. Gray) Pruski – Porter's sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus praecox Engelm. & A. Gray – Texas sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus praetermissus E.E. Watson – New Mexico sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus pumilus Nutt. – little sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus radula (Pursh) Torr. & A. Gray – rayless sunflower, stiff sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus resinosus Small – resindot sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus salicifolius A. Dietr. – willowleaf sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus schweinitzii Torr. & A. Gray – Schweinitz's sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus silphioides Nutt. – rosinweed sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus simulans E.E. Watson – muck sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus smithii Heiser – Smith's sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus strumosus L. – paleleaf woodland sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus tuberosus L. – Jerusalem artichoke, girasole, Jerusalem sunflower, Jerusalem-artichoke 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus X verticillatus E.E. Watson (pro sp.) – sunflower 
                                  SpeciesHelianthus verticillatus Small – whorled sunflower 
       

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  Source: Asteraceae of North America Update, database (version 2010.5.13)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Update coordinated by the International Compositae Alliance (TICA) (http://www.compositae.org/) through the Smithsonian Institution in collaboration with the USDA National Plant Data Center   
  Reference for: Helianthus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Helianthus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Helianthus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Helianthus   
       
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