Botanical identity
A familiar food crop whose seeds and petals appear in culinary preparations.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusHelianthus
Scientific name with authorshipHelianthus annuus L.
Curated parts indexedSeed and petals
Indexed scientific synonyms
Helianthus annuus f. annuusHelianthus annuus f. californicus HegiHelianthus annuus f. diadem HegiHelianthus annuus f. fallax B.BoivinHelianthus annuus f. giganteus HegiHelianthus annuus f. globosofistulosus HegiHelianthus annuus f. lenticularis (Douglas ex Lindl.) B.BoivinHelianthus annuus f. lenticularis (Douglas) CockerellHelianthus annuus f. ligulosus HegiHelianthus annuus f. macrocarpus HegiHelianthus annuus f. nanus HegiHelianthus annuus f. silvester Thell.Helianthus annuus f. simplex HegiHelianthus annuus f. sulphueus HegiHelianthus annuus f. tubulosus HegiHelianthus annuus subsp. annuusHelianthus annuus subsp. californicus T.MooreHelianthus annuus subsp. inornatus CockerellHelianthus annuus subsp. jaegeri (Heiser) HeiserHelianthus annuus subsp. lenticularis (Douglas ex Lindl.) CockerellHelianthus annuus subsp. lenticularis (Douglas ex Lindl.) Steyerm.Helianthus annuus subsp. macrocarpus (DC.) CockerellHelianthus annuus subsp. texanus (Heiser) ShinnersHelianthus annuus subsp. texanus HeiserHelianthus annuus var. annuusHelianthus annuus var. apicalis CockerellHelianthus annuus var. aridus CockerellHelianthus annuus var. basalis CockerellHelianthus annuus var. californicus (T.Moore) BushellHelianthus annuus var. chrysanthemoides CockerellHelianthus annuus var. convolutus CockerellHelianthus annuus var. coronatus CockerellHelianthus annuus var. dilutus CockerellHelianthus annuus var. flavobasis CockerellHelianthus annuus var. indicus (L.) DC.Helianthus annuus var. latibasis CockerellHelianthus annuus var. lenticularis (Douglas ex Lindl.) Steyerm.Helianthus annuus var. macrocarpus (DC. & A.DC.) CockerellHelianthus annuus var. niger CockerellHelianthus annuus var. oleifer Thell.Helianthus annuus var. pallescens CockerellHelianthus annuus var. passiflora CockerellHelianthus annuus var. primulinus CockerellHelianthus annuus var. pumilus DC.Helianthus annuus var. reversus CockerellHelianthus annuus var. revolutus CockerellHelianthus annuus var. ruberrimus CockerellHelianthus annuus var. selene CockerellHelianthus annuus var. semivinosus CockerellHelianthus annuus var. texanus (Heiser) ShinnersHelianthus annuus var. tortuosus CockerellHelianthus annuus var. trizonatus CockerellHelianthus annuus var. vinosissimus CockerellHelianthus annuus var. vinosus CockerellHelianthus aridus Rydb.Helianthus aridus subsp. aridusHelianthus aridus var. aridusHelianthus aridus var. citrinus CockerellHelianthus cultus Wenzlaff, 1941Helianthus erythrocarpus Bartl.Helianthus grandiflorus Wender. ex Steud.Helianthus indicus L.Helianthus jaegeri HeiserHelianthus lenticularis DouglasHelianthus lenticularis Douglas ex Lindl.Helianthus lenticularis var. angustus CockerellHelianthus lenticularis var. aridus CockerellHelianthus lenticularis var. lenticularisHelianthus lenticularis var. primulinus CockerellHelianthus lindheimerianus ScheeleHelianthus macrocarpus DC.Helianthus multiflorus Hook., 1833Helianthus ovatus Lehm.Helianthus petiolaris DC.Helianthus platycephalus Cass.Helianthus pumilus Pers.Helianthus ruderalis Wenzlaff, 1941Helianthus tubaeformis Nutt.Helianthus ultiflorus L.Helianthus uniflorus L.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Traditional and practical context
Traditional and practical context is preparation-specific. A documented use category is not proof of clinical effectiveness.
Evidence boundary
Evidence must be assessed by exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Confirm botanical identity, plant part, route, dose, medicines, allergies, pregnancy, breastfeeding and age before use.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier119003-2
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF IF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.