Helianthus information from NPGS/GRIN

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Genus: Helianthus L.

Family: Asteraceae subfamily Asteroideae tribe Heliantheae
Altfamily: Compositae
Common name: sunflower
Genus number: 5474
Last updated: 06-Jan-2011
Comment: all 51 accepted species are in GRIN.

Complete List of Accepted Species Records.

References for genus:

Timme, R. E. et al. 2007. High-resolution phylogeny for Helianthus (Asteraceae) using the 18S-26S ribosomal DNA external transcribed spacer. Amer. J. Bot. 94:1837–1852. [some sections resolved as polyphyletic].

More:

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Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~) for genus:

(= ) Harpalium (Cass.) Cass.

Check other nomenclature databases for Helianthus:

ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera

Images:

Capitula (Helianthus annuus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitula (Helianthus annuus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitula (Helianthus giganteus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitula (Helianthus mollis): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitula (Helianthus silphioides): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitula (Helianthus strumosus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitula and foliage (Helianthus niveus subsp. tephrodes): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitula and foliage (Helianthus pauciflorus subsp. pauciflorus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitula and foliage (Helianthus pumilus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitula and foliage (Helianthus salicifolius): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitula and red stems (Helianthus schweinitzii): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitula and succulent-like foliage (Helianthus niveus subsp. niveus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitula with foliage (Helianthus pauciflorus subsp. subrhomboideus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitula with purple disks (Helianthus argophyllus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitula, flowering and fruiting (Helianthus ciliaris): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitula, foliage and red branches (Helianthus exilis): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus agrestis): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus angustifolius): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus annuus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus anomalus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus argophyllus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus atrorubens): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus bolanderi): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus californicus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus carnosus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus debilis subsp. cucumerifolius): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus debilis subsp. debilis): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus debilis subsp. silvestris): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus debilis subsp. tardiflorus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus debilis subsp. vestitus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus decapetalus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus deserticola): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus floridanus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus glaucophyllus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus gracilentus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus grosseserratus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus heterophyllus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus hirsutus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus laciniatus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus laevigatus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus longifolius): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus neglectus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus niveus subsp. canescens): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus occidentalis subsp. occidentalis): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus occidentalis subsp. plantagineus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus paradoxus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus petiolaris subsp. fallax): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus petiolaris subsp. petiolaris): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus porteri): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus praecox subsp. hirtus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus praecox subsp. praecox): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus praecox subsp. runyonii): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus resinosus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus simulans): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus smithii): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus tuberosus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus ×laetiflorus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum (Helianthus ×multiflorus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum and foliage (Helianthus arizonensis): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum and foliage (Helianthus debilis subsp. debilis): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum and unopened bud (right) (Helianthus annuus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum of the southern ecotype (Helianthus maximiliani): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Capitulum, foliage and mature heads (Helianthus divaricatus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Clone of the soft sunflower (Helianthus mollis): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Clumped habit (Helianthus longifolius): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Dense population (Helianthus arizonensis): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Dense population (Helianthus bolanderi): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Dense population (Helianthus ciliaris): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Dense population (Helianthus debilis subsp. debilis): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Densely pubescent bracts and receptacles (Helianthus exilis): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Disk, usually lacks ray petals (Helianthus radula): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Dispersed colony (Helianthus atrorubens): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Forestry Images (Helianthus angustifolius): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Helianthus annuus): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Helianthus divaricatus): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Helianthus hirsutus): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Helianthus petiolaris): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Helianthus tuberosus): from www.forestryimages.org
Fruits (Helianthus angustifolius): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruits (Helianthus annuus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruits (Helianthus annuus): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Fruits (Helianthus annuus): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Fruits (Helianthus ciliaris): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruits (Helianthus ciliaris): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Fruits (Helianthus debilis subsp. cucumerifolius): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruits (Helianthus giganteus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruits (Helianthus nuttallii): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruits (Helianthus occidentalis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruits (Helianthus petiolaris): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruits (Helianthus strumosus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruits (Helianthus tuberosus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruits (Helianthus ×laetiflorus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Habit (Helianthus agrestis): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus angustifolius): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus annuus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus annuus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus annuus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus anomalus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus carnosus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus cusickii): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus debilis subsp. cucumerifolius): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus debilis subsp. silvestris): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus debilis subsp. tardiflorus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus debilis subsp. vestitus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus decapetalus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus divaricatus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus exilis): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus floridanus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus giganteus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus glaucophyllus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus gracilentus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus grosseserratus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus heterophyllus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus hirsutus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus laciniatus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus laevigatus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus maximiliani): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus microcephalus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus microcephalus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus niveus subsp. canescens): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus nuttallii subsp. rydbergii): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus occidentalis subsp. plantagineus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus paradoxus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus petiolaris subsp. fallax): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus petiolaris subsp. petiolaris): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus porteri): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus praecox subsp. hirtus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus praecox subsp. runyonii): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus pumilus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus radula): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus resinosus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus salicifolius): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus schweinitzii): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus silphioides): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus simulans): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus smithii): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus strumosus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus tuberosus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus tuberosus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus ×laetiflorus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit (Helianthus ×multiflorus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit in natural habitat (Helianthus deserticola): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit in natural habitat (Helianthus praecox subsp. praecox): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Habit, in full bloom (Helianthus californicus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Herbarium specimen (Helianthus nuttallii subsp. parishii): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Immature plants (Helianthus eggertii): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Mature capitulum (Helianthus eggertii): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Natural habitat (Helianthus anomalus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Natural habitat (Helianthus neglectus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Natural habitat (Helianthus niveus subsp. niveus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Natural habitat (Helianthus niveus subsp. tephrodes): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Natural habitat (Helianthus nuttallii subsp. nuttallii): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Natural habitat (Helianthus occidentalis subsp. occidentalis): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Natural habitat (Helianthus paradoxus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Parsnip-like root (Helianthus cusickii): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit
Upper portion of plant (Helianthus argophyllus): USDA/ARS Sunflower Research Unit

More:

Check PlantSystematics.org
Check H. D. Wilson's Vascular Plant Image Library (Texas A. & M. University)

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?5474 (24 May 2013)

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