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Genus: Helianthus
(Jerusalem artichoke, Sunflower genus)
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> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
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> Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Asterids
> Euasterid II > Order:
Asterales > Family: Asteraceae > Tribe: Heliantheae
The 50 species are native to North America.
Three of them are occasional escapes in southern Africa and another three
species are cultivated in southern Africa.
Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
Helianthus
annuus (Common sunflower) |
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Helianthus
argophyllus |
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Helianthus
debilis |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from
Glen (2002).
Helianthus
angustifolius
Native to North America. |
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Helianthus
salicifolius
Native to North America. |
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Helianthus
tuberosus (Jerusalem artichoke)
Native to eastern USA and Canada. |
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