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The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is a species of large annual forb of the daisy family Asteraceae. The common sunflower is harvested for its edible oily seeds, which are often eaten as a snack food. They are also used in the production of cooking oil, as food for livestock, as bird food, and as a plantings in domestic gardens for ...
An infusion of the bark used as a wash for a sore tongue. [1] Viburnum prunifolium (commonly known as black haw) – an infusion of the plant taken to prevent recurrent spasms, root bark used as a diaphoretic and a tonic, and compound infusion of it taken for fever, smallpox and ague. An infusion of the bark used as a wash for a sore tongue. [1]
Tithonia diversifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is commonly known as the tree marigold, [2] Mexican tournesol, Mexican sunflower, Japanese sunflower or Nitobe chrysanthemum. It is native to Mexico and Central America but has a nearly pantropical distribution as an introduced species. [1]
Helianthus divaricatus, commonly known as the rough sunflower, [3] woodland sunflower, [4] or rough woodland sunflower, [5] is a North American species perennial herb in the family Asteraceae. It is native to central and eastern North America , from Ontario and Quebec in the north, south to Florida and Louisiana and west to Oklahoma and Iowa .
Helianthus strumosus, the pale-leaf woodland sunflower, [3] is a species of sunflower native to North America east of the Great Plains and is in the family Asteraceae. [4] It is a native perennial sunflower that resembles other members of this family including the Pale Sunflower (H. decapetalus), Woodland Sunflower (H. divaricatus), Hispid Sunflower (H. hirsutus), and Jerusalem Artichoke (H ...
Helianthus pumilus is a North American species of sunflower known by the common name little sunflower [1] or bush sunflower. [2] It is found in the western United States, primarily the Rocky Mountain region of Montana , Wyoming , and Colorado , with a few isolated populations in Utah and Idaho .
A Place Where Sunflowers Grow is the best-known work by the Japanese-American author Amy Lee-Tai. Illustrated by Felicia Hoshino, the children's book tells the story of Mari, a young Japanese-American girl, whose family was interned in Topaz War Relocation Center in Utah during World War II.
Helianthus angustifolius is a species of sunflower known by the common name narrowleaf sunflower or swamp sunflower. It is native to the south-central and eastern United States, found in all the coastal states from Texas to Long Island , and inland as far as Missouri .