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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
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown    
  Latest Record Review: 1999    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  -- Planta, plantes, plants, Vegetal  
    SubkingdomTracheobionta  -- vascular plants  
       DivisionMagnoliophyta  -- angiospermes, angiosperms, flowering plants, phanérogames, plantes à fleurs, plantes à fruits  
          ClassMagnoliopsida  -- dicots, dicotylédones, dicotyledons  
             SubclassAsteridae   
                OrderAsterales   
                   FamilyAsteraceae  -- sunflowers, tournesols  
                      GenusHelianthus L. -- sunflower  
    Direct Children:  
                         Species Helianthus agrestis Pollard -- southeastern sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus agustifolius Linnaeus  
                         Species Helianthus X alexidis Boivin -- Alex sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus X ambiguus (Gray) Britt. (pro sp.) -- ambiguous sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus angustifolius L. -- swamp sneezeweed, swamp sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus annuus L. -- annual sunflower, common sunflower, sunflower, wild sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus anomalus Blake -- desert sunflower, western sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus argophyllis Torrey and Gray  
                         Species Helianthus argophyllus Torr. & Gray -- silverleaf sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus arizonensis R.C. Jackson -- Arizona sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus arizonicus R. C. Jacks.  
                         Species Helianthus atrorubens L. -- purpledisk sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus bolanderi Gray -- serpentine sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus X brevifolius E.E. Wats. (pro sp.) -- shortleaf sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus californicus DC. -- California sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus carnosus Small -- lakeside sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus ciliaris DC. -- blueweed, blueweed sunflower, Texas blueweed, Texas-blueweed, yerba parda 
                         Species Helianthus X cinereus Torr. & Gray (pro sp.) -- sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus couplandii Boivin -- Coupland's sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus cusickii Gray -- Cusick's sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus debilis Nutt. -- cucumberleaf sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus decapetalis Linnaeus  
                         Species Helianthus decapetalus L. -- thinleaf sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus divaricatus L. -- hélianthe à feuilles étalées, woodland sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus X divariserratus R.W. Long -- sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus X doronicoides Lam. (pro sp.) -- Perennial sunflower, sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus eggertii Small -- Eggert's sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus floridanus Gray ex Chapman -- Florida sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus giganteus L. -- giant sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus glaucophyllus D.M. Sm. -- whiteleaf sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus X glaucus Small (pro sp.) -- glaucous sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus gracilentus Gray -- slender sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus grosseserratus Martens -- saw-tooth sunflower, sawtooth sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus heterophyllus Nutt. -- variableleaf sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus hirsutus Raf. -- hairy sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus X intermedius R.W. Long -- intermediate sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus X kellermanii Britt. (pro sp.) -- Kellerman's sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus laciniatus Gray -- alkali sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus X laetiflorus Pers. (pro sp.) -- cheerful sunflower, mountain sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus laevigatus Torr. & Gray -- smooth sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus longifolius Pursh -- longleaf sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus X luxurians E.E. Wats. (pro sp.) -- luxuriant sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus maximiliani Schrad. -- Maximilian sunflower, Maximillian sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus microcephalus Torr. & Gray -- small woodland sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus mollis Lam. -- ashy sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus X multiflorus L. (pro sp.) -- manyflower sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus neglectus Heiser -- neglected sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus niveus (Benth.) Brandeg. -- showy sunflower, snowy sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & Gray -- Nuttall sunflower, Nuttall's sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus occidentalis Riddell -- fewleaf sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus X orgyaloides Cockerell (pro sp.) -- sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus paradoxus Heiser -- paradox sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt. -- stiff sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus petiolaris Nutt. -- prairie sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus porteri (Gray) Pruski -- Porter's sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus praecox Engelm. & Gray -- Texas sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus praetermissus E.E. Wats. -- New Mexico sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus pumilus Nutt. -- little sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus radula (Pursh) Torr. & Gray -- rayless sunflower, stiff sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus resinosus Small -- resindot sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus salicifolius A. Dietr. -- willowleaf sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus schweinitzii Torr. & Gray -- Schweinitz's sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus silphioides Nutt. -- rosinweed sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus simulans E.E. Wats. -- muck sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus smithii Heiser -- Smith's sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus strumosus L. -- paleleaf woodland sunflower 
                         Species Helianthus tuberosus L. -- girasole, Jerusalem artichoke, Jerusalem sunflower, Jerusalem-artichoke 
                         Species Helianthus X verticillatus E.E. Wats. (pro sp.) -- sunflower 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John Kartesz  
  Notes: Biota of North America Project (BONAP), University of North Carolina   
  Reference for: Helianthus   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  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   
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