What Is The Scientific Name Of Sunflower? (ANSWER)
SCIENTIFIC NAME OF SUNFLOWER – In this topic, we are going to know and identify the scientific name of sunflower.
It is a flower in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is native to North, Central, and South America. It is named for its round flower heads in combination with the ligules that look like the sun.
Several of these are grown in gardens, but have a tendency to spread rapidly and can become aggressive.
As mentioned, they are usually tall l annual or perennial plants that, with some species grow to a height of 300 centimeters or 120 inches.
They can bear one or more wide, terminal flower heads, with bright yellow ray florets at the outside and yellow or maroon (also known as a brown/red) disc florets inside.
Answer
The scientific name of sunflower is Helianthus.
It is a genus of about 70 species of annual and perennial flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is a modern Latin term which is derived from the Greek terms hēlios or ‘sun’ and anthos or ‘flower’.
Among the species include the following:
- Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower
- Helianthus angustifolius | Swamp Sunflower
- Helianthus argophyllus | Silverleaf Sunflower
- Helianthus bolanderi | Serpentine Sunflower
- Helianthus carnosus| Lakeside Sunflower
- Helianthus cusickii| Cusick’s Sunflower
- Helianthus desericola | Desert Sunflower
- Helianthus giganteus | Giant Sunflower
- Helianthus laevigatus | Smooth Sunflower
- Helianthus maxmiliani | Maxmillian Sunflower
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