Helianthus sp. Family: Asteraceae sunflower

Helianthus (/ˌhiːliˈænθəs/)[3] is a genuscomprising about 70 species of annual and perennial flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae.[4][5] Except for three South American species, the species of Helianthusare native to North America and Central America. The common names "sunflower" and "common sunflower" typically refer to the popular annual species Helianthus annuus, whose round flower heads in combination with the ligules look like the sun.[6] This and other species, notably Jerusalem artichoke(H. tuberosus), are cultivated in temperateregions and some tropical regions as food crops for humans, cattle, and poultry, and as ornamental plants.[7] The species H. annuustypically grows during the summer and into early fall, with the peak growth season being mid-summer.[8]

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