|family = Compositae
|genus = Helianthus
|nb chromosomes = 2n = 34
|origin = North America
|status = wild and cultivated
== History ==
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File:Chrysanthemum perunianum 295 Dodoens Florum 1568.png|Chrysanthemum perunianum ([[Dodoens Florum|Dodoens 1568]])
File:Chrysanth. perunianum 307 Dodoens Florum 1569.png|Chrysanth. peruvianum ([[Dodoens Florum|Dodoens 1569]])
File:Chysanthemum peruvianum 264 Dodoens 1583.png|Chrysanthemum peruvianum ([[Dodoens Pemptades 1583|Dodoens 1583]])
</gallery>
== Uses ==
[[Category:Species]]
[[Category:Seed plant]]
[[Category:Nut, major]]
[[Category:Food oil]]
[[Category:Garden plant, temperate]]
[[Category:Symbol]]