PLANTS Profile for Helianthus giganteus (giant sunflower)

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PLANTS Profile

Helianthus giganteus L.
giant sunflower

Symbol:

HEGI

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Helianthus giganteus L.

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Synonyms:
Helianthus giganteus L.

	HEAL7	Helianthus alienus E.E. Watson
	HEBO6	Helianthus borealis E.E. Watson
	HEGIA	Helianthus giganteus L. ssp. alienus (E.E. Watson) R.W. Long
	HEGIS	Helianthus giganteus L. var. subtuberosus Britton
	HENUS	Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray var. subtuberosus (Britton) B. Boivin
	HESU10	Helianthus subtuberosus (Britton) Britton
	HEVA	Helianthus validus E.E. Watson

Distribution:
Helianthus giganteus L.


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USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (AB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Helianthus giganteus L.

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 62 species in Helianthus

Classification:
Helianthus giganteus L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Helianthus L. – sunflower
Species	Helianthus giganteus L. – giant sunflower

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Helianthus giganteus L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
tall sunflower		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Helianthus giganteus L.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Helianthus giganteus L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36612.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 10:10 PM CDT