ASTERACEAE - - Aster Family

Helianthus annuus Linnaeus — Common Sunflower

Habitat:

Disturbed areas, often cultivated in gardens, sometimes cultivated in fields; native of the Plains states. This is the common cultivated sunflower grown for its flowers, seeds, and oil.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].