The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is a species of the Asteraceae family. The plant seeds are edible, and manufacturers use them for foods and producing sunflower oil. As such, sunflower ...

Researchers at CU are teasing out the modern-day sunflower's genetic history. Humans and sunflowers go way back. American Indians first domesticated the plant — prized for its seeds, oil and beauty — ...

The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) with its familiar blooms has been cultivated by Native Americans as far back as 3,000 B.C.

The ancestor of most modern, sunflower cultivars is the common sunflower, Helianthus annuus. The common sunflower occurs in ...

When you think of weeds, a bright, cheery sunflower bloom probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. But here's why ...

Wild, ancestral varieties of the common sunflower Helianthus annuusare widely distributed across North America and grow smaller seeds than their domesticated counterparts, which have been selected ...

Helianthus annuus, the common sunflower, is no lone star, but a composite flower — an entire galaxy on every stem. The big floral heads are made up of 150 to 1,000 disc flowers packed into the ...

Sunflower seed allergies are more common in people exposed to sunflower plants or seeds as part of their job, ... Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seed allergy. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38085525/ ...

The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus), however, expresses a different kind of process, heliotropism, which means ‘Sun turning,’ which has long been thought of as a specialized type of ...