Helianthus giganteus

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]

Helianthus giganteus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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) – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. "Helianthus giganteus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. "Helianthus giganteus". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
  4. Schilling, Edward E. (2006). "Helianthus giganteus". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 21. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  5. Wisconsin Plant of the Week: Helianthus giganteus


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