common sunflower - Helianthus annuus
| USDA Plant Code: HEAN3 Light Requirement: full sun Soil Moisture: dry - medium Leaves: deciduous Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : no Growth Habits: forb/herb, Hardiness Zone: 8b Salt Tolerance : no Drought Tolerance: no | Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: no All Pollinators: yes Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes Butterflies and Moths: yes Hummingbird: no Rain Garden: no Bloom Color: yellow Bloom Period: fall Fragrant: no |
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 Flower(s); Location: Elbert Co. William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Infestation; Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Infestation; In barley field Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Disc florets showing pappus of scales. Floret on left also carries a scale from the receptacle. Julia Scher, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Joseph Berger, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Joseph Berger, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Joseph Berger, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); split seed and kernel Joseph Berger, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Montana Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Terry Spivey, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Terry Spivey, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); R7 stage of development (The back of the head has started to turn pale yellow) Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); R7 stage of development (The back of the head has started to turn pale yellow) Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); R7 stage of development (The back of the head has started to turn pale yellow) Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); field of planted sunflowers Allen Bridgman, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Stem(s); Stem Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Inflorescence(s); Involucre. Julia Scher, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Stem(s); Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Stem(s); Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seed(s); Seeds of wild sunflowers (Helianthus annuus). Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; sunflower plant and foliage Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; sunflower plants and foliage Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; sunflower plants and foliage Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seed(s); Damage to developing sunflower seeds caused by birds feeding on the seedhead. J.G. Davis, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Stem(s); Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
