Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Helianthus annuus
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower, Annual Sunflower
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: HEAN3USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (I), SPM (I)
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Specimen & Label Data
Helianthus annus
Common Sunflower
Asteraceae
Location: On Benton Street, 2.8 mile off Kinney Rd. South.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Disturbed roadside habitat in full sun. Sandy soil.
Description: Coarse hairs on large stem, yellow ray flowers with brown center.
County: Bexar
Collector: Mollie Walton
Collection Date: Oct. 19, 1990
Specimen number: 18
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0080
Accession Date: May 27, 1991
Accession Number: 7
Annotations: SCXXB