Helianthus annuus
A species in the Asteraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Helianthus
- Species
- Helianthus annuus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Helianthus annuus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
25 synonyms in this snapshot
- Helianthus annuus f. annuusName author: Not supplied
- Helianthus annuus f. lenticularisName author: (Douglas ex Lindl.) B.Boivin
- Helianthus annuus subsp. annuusName author: Not supplied
- Helianthus annuus subsp. jaegeriName author: (Heiser) Heiser
- Helianthus annuus subsp. texanusName author: Heiser
- Helianthus annuus var. annuusName author: Not supplied
- Helianthus annuus var. aridusName author: Cockerell
- Helianthus annuus var. coronatusName author: Cockerell
- Helianthus annuus var. inornatusName author: Cockerell
- Helianthus annuus var. lenticularisName author: (Douglas ex Lindl.) Steyerm.
- Helianthus annuus var. lenticularisName author: (Douglas ex Lindl.) Cockerell
- Helianthus annuus var. macrocarpusName author: (DC.) Cockerell
- Helianthus annuus var. texanusName author: (Heiser) Shinners
- Helianthus annuus var. vinosissimusName author: Cockerell
- Helianthus aridusName author: Rydb.
- Helianthus aridus var. aridusName author: Not supplied
- Helianthus erythrocarpusName author: Bartl.
- Helianthus indicusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Helianthus jaegeriName author: Heiser
- Helianthus macrocarpusName author: DC.
- Helianthus macrocarpusName author: DC. & A.DC.
- Helianthus multiflorusName author: Hook.
- Helianthus ovatusName author: Lehm.
- Helianthus platycephalusName author: Cass.
- Helianthus tubaeformisName author: Nutt.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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