Helianthus giganteus

Helianthus giganteus

Taxobox
name = "Helianthus giganteus"


image_width = 240px
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regnum = Plantae
division = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
genus = "Helianthus"
species = "H. giganteus"
binomial = "Helianthus giganteus"
binomial_authority = L.

"Helianthus giganteus" (Giant Sunflower or Tall Sunflower), is a species of "Helianthus" native to the eastern United States and southeastern Canada, from Nova Scotia and Ontario west to Minnesota and south to Mississippi and Georgia.Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?27927 "Helianthus giganteus"] ]

It is a perennial herbaceous plant growing up to 4 m tall. The leaves are slender, lanceolate. The flower heads are bright yellow, up to 7 cm diameter. They are most commonly found in valleys with wet meadows or swamps.Wisconsin Plant of the Week: [http://www.klines.org/joanne/Archive/Plant_Pages/plant_pages_41.html "Helianthus giganteus"] ]

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  • Helianthus giganteus — noun very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots • Syn: ↑giant sunflower, ↑tall sunflower, ↑Indian potato • Hypernyms: ↑sunflower, ↑helianthus …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Helianthus giganteus L. ssp. alienus (E.E. Watson) R.W. Long — Symbol HEGI Synonym Symbol HEGIA Botanical Family Asteraceae …   Scientific plant list

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