Helianthus giganteus

Helianthus giganteus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Euasterids II Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Heliantheae
Subtribus: Helianthinae
Genus: Helianthus
Species: Helianthus giganteus

Name

Helianthus giganteus L.

Synonyms

• Helianthus alienus E. E. Wats.
• Helianthus altissimus L.
• Helianthus angustifolius subsp. giganteus (L.) Anashchenko
• Helianthus borealis E. E. Wats.
• Helianthus carolinianus Hill
• Helianthus crinitus Steud.
• Helianthus giganteus subsp. alienus (E. E. Wats.) R.W. Long
• Helianthus giganteus var. subtuberosus Britt.
• Helianthus gigas Michx.
• Helianthus nuttallii var. subtuberosus (Britt.) B. Boivin
• Helianthus subtuberosus (Britt.) Bourg. ex A. Gray
• Helianthus validus E. E. Wats.
• Helianthus virgatus Lam.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Canada (New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec), USA (Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 905. Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Helianthus giganteus. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 07 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Helianthus giganteus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 07.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Helianthus giganteus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 07.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Helianthus giganteus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 07. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Helianthus giganteus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Giant or tall sunflower

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