"Helianthus or sunflower is a genus of plants comprising about 70 species in the family Asteraceae. Except for three species in South America, all Helianthus species are native to North America." Wikipedia

Scientific name: Helianthus
Family: Asteraceae
Kingdom: Plantae
Higher classification: Heliantheae
Rank: Genus

Did you know: The family Asteraceae, to which Helianthus belongs, is known as the aster, daisy, or sunflower family. newworldencyclopedia.org

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