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9200.000 Helianthus - Sunflowers
Wild, H. (1967) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 1. Heliantheae. Kirkia 6(1) 1-62
Description of the genus
Annual (in ours) or perennial herbs. Leaves alternate (in ours). Capitula large, solitary and terminal or laxly corymbose, heterogamous, radiate; ray florets neuter, yellow; disk florets bisexual, fertile. Phyllaries 2-3-seriate. green and herbaceous. Receptacular scales folded, partly enclosing achenes at maturity. Achenes ± flattened, slightly angled. Pappus of 2(-4) deciduous bristles. Worldwide: 50 species in N America Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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Other sources of information about Helianthus:
Our websites:
Flora of Mozambique: HelianthusFlora of Zambia: Helianthus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Helianthus
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): HelianthusFlora Zambesiaca web site: Helianthus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Helianthus
Wikipedia: Helianthus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Helianthus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Helianthus
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