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9200.000 Helianthus - Sunflowers
Wild, H. (1967) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 1. Heliantheae. Kirkia 6(1) 1-62
Description of the genus
Annual (in ours) or perennial herbs. Leaves alternate (in ours). Capitula large, solitary and terminal or laxly corymbose, heterogamous, radiate; ray florets neuter, yellow; disk florets bisexual, fertile. Phyllaries 2-3-seriate. green and herbaceous. Receptacular scales folded, partly enclosing achenes at maturity. Achenes ± flattened, slightly angled. Pappus of 2(-4) deciduous bristles. Worldwide: 50 species in N America Zimbabwe: 2 cultivated taxa. |
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| Species | Content |
| angustifolius L. | |
| annuus L. | Description, Image |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): HelianthusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Helianthus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Helianthus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Helianthus
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iNaturalist: Helianthus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Helianthus
JSTOR Plant Science: Helianthus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Helianthus
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Tropicos: Helianthus
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