Helianthus

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

H. agrestis  H. × alexidis  H. × ambiguus  H. angustifolius  H. annuus  H. anomalus  H. argophyllus  H. arizonensis  H. atrorubens  H. bolanderi  H. × brevifolius  H. californicus  H. carnosus  H. ciliaris  H. × cinereus  H. cusickii  H. debilis  H. decapetalus  H. deserticola  H. dissertifolius  H. divaricatus  H. × divariserratus  H. × doronicoides  H. eggertii  H. exilis  H. floridanus  H. giganteus  H. glaucophyllus  H. × glaucus  H. gracilentus  H. grosseserratus  H. heterophyllus  H. hirsutus  H. inexpectatus  H. x intermedius  H. × kellermani  H. laciniatus  H. × laetiflorus  H. laevigatus  H. longifolius  H. × luxurians  H. maximiliani  H. microcephalus  H. mollis  H. neglectus  H. niveus  H. nuttallii  H. occidentalis  H. paradoxus  H. pauciflorus  H. petiolaris  H. porteri  H. praecox  H. pumilus  H. radula  H. resinosus  H. salicifolius  H. schweinitzii  H. silphioides  H. simulans  H. smithii  H. strumosus  H. tuberosus  H. verticillatus  H. winteri

Source(s) of checklist: 

Name

Helianthus L., Sp. Pl.: 904 (1753).

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Vosacan Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 130 (1763), nom. superfl.
  • Heterotypic
    • Helianthemum Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 445 (1821), orth. var.
    • Leighia Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 25: 435 (1822), nom. illeg.
    • Discomela Raf., Neogenyton: 3 (1825).
    • Harpalium (Cass.) Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 38: 17 (1825).
    • Neactelis Raf., New Fl. 4: 69 (1838).
    • Echinomeria Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 7: 356 (1840).
    • Lincecumia Buckley, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 13: 458 (1861 publ. 1862).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Europe (introduced)
    • Regional: Northern Europe
      • Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
    • Regional: Middle Europe
      • Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
    • Regional: Southwestern Europe
      • Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
    • Regional: Southeastern Europe
      • Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
    • Regional: Eastern Europe
      • Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Ukraine.
  • Continental: Africa (introduced)
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
    • Regional: Macaronesia
      • Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira.
    • Regional: South Tropical Africa
      • Mozambique.
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate (introduced)
    • Regional: Siberia
      • Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutskiya.
    • Regional: Russian Far East
      • Amur, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Magadan, Primorye, Sakhalin.
    • Regional: Middle Asia
      • Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
    • Regional: Caucasus
      • North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
    • Regional: China
      • China South-Central, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, China North-Central, Qinghai, China Southeast, Tibet, Xinjiang.
    • Regional: Eastern Asia
      • Japan, Korea, Taiwan.
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced)
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya.
    • Regional: Indo-China
      • Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
    • Regional: Malesia
      • Jawa.
  • Continental: Australasia (introduced)
    • Regional: Australia
      • New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.
    • Regional: New Zealand
      • New Zealand North, New Zealand South.
  • Continental: Pacific
    • Regional: Southwestern Pacific
      • Fiji, Niue (introduced).
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Subarctic America
      • Alaska, Nunavut, Northwest Territories (introduced).
    • Regional: Western Canada
      • Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan.
    • Regional: Eastern Canada
      • New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec.
    • Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
    • Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
      • Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
    • Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
    • Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
    • Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
      • New Mexico, Texas.
    • Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia.
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf (introduced), Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast (introduced).
  • Continental: Southern America (introduced)
    • Regional: Central America
      • Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras.
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Trinidad-Tobago.
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Bolivia, Colombia, Peru.
    • Regional: Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Paraguay, Uruguay.

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

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

беларуская: Сланечнік
বাংলা: সূর্যমুখী
čeština: Slunečnice
Deutsch: Sonnenblumen
English: Sunflowers
eesti: Päevalill
suomi: Auringonkukat
Nordfriisk: Sanruusen
français: Tournesol
italiano: Elianto
日本語: ヒマワリ属
Līvõ kēļ: Pǟvapuskūd
ລາວ: ຕົ້ນດອກຕາເວັນ
lietuvių: Saulėgrąža
latviešu: Saulgriezes
македонски: Сончоглед
Nederlands: Zonnebloem
polski: Słonecznik
русский: Подсолнечник
slovenčina: Slnečnica
ไทย: ทานตะวัน
Türkçe: Günebakan
Tiếng Việt: Hướng dương
中文: 向日葵属
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