Difference between revisions of "Helianthus annuus"
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It comes from the same wood engraving. It represents a cultivated type with only one big head. Leaves are drawn as alternate, although they are in fact opposite decussate. | It comes from the same wood engraving. It represents a cultivated type with only one big head. Leaves are drawn as alternate, although they are in fact opposite decussate. | ||
| − | Read [[Helianthus (Sturtevant, 1919)|Sturtevant]]'s | + | Read [[Gray & Trumbull, 1883. Review of DeCandolle's Origin of Cultivated Plants. Part 1#Helianthus annuus|Gray & Trumbull (1883)]] and [[Helianthus (Sturtevant, 1919)|Sturtevant (1919)]]'s articles. |
== Uses == | == Uses == | ||
Revision as of 12:08, 20 November 2012
Helianthus annuus L.
| Order | Asterales |
|---|---|
| Family | Compositae |
| Genus | Helianthus |
2n = 34
Origin : United States and Mexico
wild and cultivated
| English | {{{english}}} |
|---|---|
| French | {{{french}}} |
Contents
Popular names
- English: sunflower
- French: tournesol
see more European names
Biology
Classification
Cultivars
History
- Historical illustrations
Chrysanthemum perunianum (Dodoens 1568)
Chrysanth. perunianum (Dodoens 1569)
Chrysanthemum peruvianum (Dodoens 1583)
It comes from the same wood engraving. It represents a cultivated type with only one big head. Leaves are drawn as alternate, although they are in fact opposite decussate.
Read Gray & Trumbull (1883) and Sturtevant (1919)'s articles.
