Helianthus giganteus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Euasterids II
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Heliantheae
Subtribus: Helianthinae
Genus: Helianthus
Species: Helianthus giganteus

Name

Helianthus giganteus L.

Synonyms

  • Helianthus alienus E. E. Wats.
  • Helianthus altissimus L.
  • Helianthus angustifolius subsp. giganteus (L.) Anashchenko
  • Helianthus borealis E. E. Wats.
  • Helianthus carolinianus Hill
  • Helianthus crinitus Steud.
  • Helianthus giganteus subsp. alienus (E. E. Wats.) R.W. Long
  • Helianthus giganteus var. subtuberosus Britt.
  • Helianthus gigas Michx.
  • Helianthus nuttallii var. subtuberosus (Britt.) B. Boivin
  • Helianthus subtuberosus (Britt.) Bourg. ex A. Gray
  • Helianthus validus E. E. Wats.
  • Helianthus virgatus Lam.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
      • Canada (New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec), USA (Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Vernacular names

English: Giant or tall sunflower
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