Contains 28 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Helianthus
SUNFLOWER
Classification
Magnoliophyta - Flowering Plants
Magnoliopsida
Asteridae
Asterales
Helianthus
Citation
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Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Helianthus angustifolius Narrowleaf Sunflower; Swamp Sunflower Native FAC+ (NWPL) G5 (Global Rank)
Helianthus annuus Common Sunflower Not Native FAC- (NWPL)
Helianthus atrorubens Purple Disk Sunflower; Appalachian Sunflower; Dark Eye Sunflower Native
Helianthus debilis ssp. cucumerifolius Cucumber Leaf Sunflower Native
Helianthus debilis ssp. tardiflorus Late Flowering Beach Sunflower Native
Helianthus decapetalus Forest Sunflower; Thin Leaf Sunflower Native G5 (Global Rank)
Helianthus divaricatus Woodland Sunflower; Spreading Sunflower Native G5 (Global Rank)
Helianthus eggertii Eggert's Sunflower Native S1 (State Rank) G3 (Global Rank)
Helianthus floridanus Florida Sunflower Native
Helianthus giganteus Giant Sunflower; Tall Sunflower Native FACW (NWPL) G5 (Global Rank)
Helianthus grosseserratus Saw Tooth Sunflower Native FAC (NWPL) G5 (Global Rank)
Helianthus heterophyllus Savannah Sunflower; Variable Leaf Sunflower Native OBL (NWPL) S1S2 (State Rank) G4 (Global Rank)
Helianthus hirsutus Stiff Hair Sunflower; Hairy Sunflower; Whiskered Sunflower Native
Helianthus laetiflorus Showy Sunflower Not Native
Helianthus longifolius Longleaf Sunflower Native S1S2 (State Rank) G3 (Global Rank)
Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian's Sunflower; Michaelmas Daisy Not Native
Helianthus microcephalus Small Head Sunflower; Small Woodland Sunflower Native
Helianthus mollis Ashy Sunflower; Gray Sunflower Native G4G5 (Global Rank)
Helianthus occidentalis Western Sunflower; Few Leaf Sunflower; Naked Stem Sunflower Native FACU (NWPL) S? (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
Helianthus porteri Confederate Daisy Native S2 (State Rank) G4 (Global Rank)
Helianthus radula Rayless Sunflower; Pineland Sunflower; Roundleaf Sunflower Native FACW- (NWPL)
Helianthus resinosus Resin Dot Sunflower; Resinous Sunflower Native
Helianthus silphioides Rosinweed Sunflower Native
Helianthus simulans Muck Sunflower Native FACW (NWPL) S? (State Rank) G4 (Global Rank)
Helianthus smithii Smith's Sunflower Native S2 (State Rank) G2 (Global Rank)
Helianthus strumosus Rough Sunflower; Roughleaf Sunflower; Pale Leaf Sunflower Native
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke Not Native FAC (NWPL)
Helianthus verticillatus Whorled Sunflower Native Endangered-US S1 (State Rank) G1 (Global Rank)
Identification Key

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
No synonyms found.