Biology:Helianthus giganteus

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Short description: Species of sunflower

Helianthus giganteus
Helianthus giganteus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Helianthus
Species:
H. giganteus
Binomial name
Helianthus giganteus
Synonyms[1]
  • Helianthus alienus E.Watson
  • Helianthus borealis E.Watson
  • Helianthus subtuberosus (Britton) Britton
  • Helianthus validus E.Watson

Helianthus giganteus, the giant sunflower or tall sunflower, is a species of Helianthus native to the eastern United States and eastern and central Canada , from Newfoundland west to Alberta south to Minnesota, Mississippi, and South Carolina.[2][3][4]

Description

Helianthus giganteus is a perennial herbaceous plant that can grow up to 4–5 metres (13–16 ft) tall. The leaves are slender and lanceolate. The flower heads are bright yellow, up to 7 cm (3 in) in diameter. They are most commonly found in valleys with wet meadows or swamps[5][4] and even near river banks.

References

  1. "Helianthus giganteus". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC). http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-50414. 
  2. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Helianthus giganteus | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 14 January 2018 }}
  3. "Helianthus giganteus", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Helianthus%20giganteus.png 
  4. Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 Schilling, Edward E. (2006), "Helianthus giganteus", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 21, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066882 
  5. Wisconsin Plant of the Week: Helianthus giganteus

Wikidata ☰ Q12212017 entry