Helianthus giganteus

Helianthus giganteus

Helianthus giganteus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

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

Name

Helianthus giganteus L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Helianthus angustifolius subsp. giganteus (L.) Anashch. in Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 59: 1479 (1974)
• Heterotypic
  • Helianthus alienus E.Watson in Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 9: 406 (1929)
  • Helianthus altissimus L. in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 1278 (1763)
  • Helianthus borealis E.Watson in Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 9: 411 (1929)
  • Helianthus carolinianus Hill in Veg. Syst. 16: 56 (1770)
  • Helianthus crinitus Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 737 (1840)
  • Helianthus giganteus subsp. alienus (E.Watson) R.W.Long in Rhodora 56: 199 (1954)
  • Helianthus giganteus var. crinitus Nutt. in Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 177 (1818)
  • Helianthus giganteus var. oppositifolius Farw. in Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 17: 180 (1917)
  • Helianthus giganteus var. resiniferus Farw. in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 10: 218 (1927)
  • Helianthus giganteus var. subtuberosus Britton in unknown publication
  • Helianthus giganteus var. verticillatus Farw. in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 10: 219 (1927)
  • Helianthus giganteus var. virgatus Farw. in Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 17: 180 (1916)
  • Helianthus gigas Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 141 (1803)
  • Helianthus nuttallii var. subtuberosus (Bourg. ex A.Gray) B.Boivin in Phytologia 23: 74 (1972)
  • Helianthus subtuberosus Bourg. ex A.Gray in Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 276 (1884)
  • Helianthus validus E.Watson in Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 9: 410 (1929)
  • Helianthus virgatus Lam. in Encycl. 3: 85 (1789)

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. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 905. Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Helianthus giganteus. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 07 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Helianthus giganteus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 07. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Helianthus giganteus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Feb. 2018.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Helianthus giganteus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 07. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Helianthus giganteus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Giant or tall sunflower

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