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Helianthus annuus

in cultivation.<br>Photographer: Jesse Bythell, Date taken: 15/02/2014, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

in cultivation.<br>Photographer: Jesse Bythell, Date taken: 23/01/2011, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

common sunflower

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites

Flower colours

Orange, Yellow

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Helianthus

Family

Asteraceae

Authority

Helianthus annuus L.

Endemic family

Ecology

Year naturalised

1880

Origin

N. America

Other information

Etymology

helianthus: From the Greek helios ‘sun’ anthos ‘flower’.

NVS code

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

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