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The genus Helianthus is in the family Compositae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Helianthus

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Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source	Date supplied	Infra. rec.
Helianthus agrestis Pollard	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus alexandri Cockerell	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus × alexidis B.Boivin	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus altissimus L.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus altissimus DC.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus ambiguus Britton	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus × ambiguus (Torr. & A.Gray) R.W.Long	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus ambulans E.Watson	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus angustifolius L.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus angustifolius (L.) Michx. ex DC.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus annuus L.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus anomalus S.F.Blake	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus apetalus Leconte ex Nutt.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus apricus Lunell	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus arenicola E.Watson	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus argophyllus (D.C.Eaton) Torr. & A.Gray	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus arizonensis R.C.Jacks.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus asper Hort. ex Steud.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus atrorubens Michx.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus atrorubens Lam.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus atrorubens L.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11	1
Helianthus attenuatus E.Watson	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus aureus (Cass.) DC.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus australis Small	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus besseyi Bates	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus bolanderi A.Gray	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus bracteatus E.Watson	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus brasilicus Vell.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus brevifolius E.Watson	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus × brevifolius (E.Watson) R.C.Jacks. & Guard	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus buccinatus Sessé & Moc.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus buphthalmoides Hort. ex DC.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus californicus DC.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus californicus Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus canescens Juss. ex DC.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus canescens Michx.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus carnosus Small	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus carolinianus Hill	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus chartaceus E.Watson	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus ciliaris DC.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus × cinereus (Torr. & A.Gray) R.C.Jacks. & Guard	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus cinereus Torr. & A.Gray	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus cirrhoides Lehm.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus cochinchinensis Pers.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus coloradensis Cockerell	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus colossus Kunze	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus cordatus Lam. ex DC.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus corymbosus Poepp. ex DC.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus crassifolius Nutt.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus crinitus Steud.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus cultus Ventsl.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus curtissii Fernald ex E.Watson	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus cusickii A.Gray	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus debilis Nutt.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11	4
Helianthus decapetalus L.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus decapetalus Darl.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus decapitatus L.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus deserticola Heiser	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus diffusus Sims	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus diffusus Moench	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus dissectifolius R.C.Jacks.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus divaricatus L.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus divaricatus Michx.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus × divariserratus R.W.Long	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus diversifolius Elliott	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus dodecapetalus Panz.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus doronicoides Torr. & A.Gray	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus doronicoides Lam.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus × doronicoides (Lam.) R.C.Jacks.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus douglasii Torr. & A.Gray	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus elegans E.Watson	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus esculentus Rottb.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus exasperatus E.Watson	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus excubitor E.Watson	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus exilis A.Gray	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus × filiformis (Small) R.W.Long	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus floridanus A.Gray ex Chapm.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus formosus E.Watson	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus frondosus L.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus giganteus Cav.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus giganteus L.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11	3
Helianthus giganteus Lour.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus gigas Michx.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus glaucophyllus D.M.Sm.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus × glaucus (Small) D.M.Sm. & Guard	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus glaucus Small	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus gracilentus A.Gray	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus gracilis Bertol.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus grandiflorus Wender.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus grandiflorus Wood	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus grandiflorus Juss. ex Pers.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus grandiflorus Wender. ex Steud.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus grosse-serratus Pohl ex Baker	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus grosseserratus M.Martens	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus herbaceus Vell.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus heterophyllus Short	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus heterophyllus Nutt.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus hirsutus Raf.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus hispidulus Elliott	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus hookeri G.Don	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus illinoensis Gleason	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus impapurensis Hieron.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus inexpectatus D.J. Keil & Elvin	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Helianthus insulatus E.Watson	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus × intermedius R.W.Long	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus × kellermani (Britton) R.W.Long	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus × kellermanii Britton	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus laciniatus A.Gray	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus × laetiflorus Pers.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus laetiflorus Pers.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Helianthus laevigatus Torr. & A.Gray	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus laevis Walter	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus latifolius W.Young.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus laurifolius (DC.) Hook. & B.D.Jacks.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus lehmanni Hieron. ex Sodiro	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus leiostemon Raf. ex DC.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus lenticularis Hort.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus lenticularis Douglas ex Lindl.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus leoninus E.Watson	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus leptocaulis S.F.Blake	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus lindheimerianus Scheele	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus littoralis Chapman ex E.Watson	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus longifolius Pursh	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus longifolius Hook.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus lundstroemii Fedde	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus × luxurians (E.Watson) E.Watson	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus luxurians E. Watson	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Helianthus macrophyllus Willd.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus maximiliani Schrad.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus membranaceus E.Watson	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus membranifolius Poir.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus mexicanus (Walp.) Hemsl.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus micranthus Spreng.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus missouriensis Schwein. ex Nutt.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus missuricus Spreng.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus mollis Lam.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus mollis Buc'hoz	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus mollis Willd.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus mollissimus E.Watson	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus montevidensis Spreng. ex Arechav.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus × multiflorus (L.) Heiser & D.M.Sm.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus multiflorus L.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus multiflorus W.Young	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus navarri Phil.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus nebrascensis Cockerell	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus neglectus Otto ex A.Gray	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus neglectus Heiser	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus neomexicanus Wooton & Standl.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus nitidus Lunell	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus niveus (Benth.) Brandegee	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11	1
Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A.Gray	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11	2
Helianthus occidentalis Riddell	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11	1
Helianthus oleifer Wall.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus oliveri A.Gray	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus orgyaloides Cockerell	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus pallidus Farw.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus paradoxus Heiser	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus parviflorus Hornem.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus parviflorus Bernh. ex Spreng.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11	1
Helianthus pedunculatus Hort ex Link	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus perennis Fritsch & E.Salisb.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus peruvianus Klotzsch	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus petiolaris Hort. ex DC.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11	2
Helianthus plantagineus (Torr. & A.Gray) E.Watson	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus polycephalus Cass.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus polyphyllus Small	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus porteri (A.Gray) Pruski	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus praecox Engelm. & A.Gray	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11	2
Helianthus praetermissus E.Watson	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus procumbens Sessé & Moc.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus procumbens Raf.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus prostratus Willd.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus pseudoverbesinoides Hieron. ex Sodiro	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus pubescens [Ker-Gawl.]	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus pubescens Vahl	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus pubescens Hook.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus pumilus Nutt.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus pumilus Pers.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus radula (Pursh) Torr. & A.Gray	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus ramosissimus Mill.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus resinosus Small	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus rivularis Poepp. ex DC.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus ruderalis Ventsl.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus salicifolius A.Dietr.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus sarmentosus Rich.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus scaber Pohl ex Baker	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus scaberrimus Benth.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus scaberrimus Elliott	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus schweinitzii Torr. & A.Gray	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus silphioides Nutt.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus simulans E.Watson	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus smithii Heiser	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus smithiorum Heiser	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus sodiroi Hieron. ex Sodiro	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus sparsiflorus A.Gray	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus spathulatus Elliott	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus speciosus Hook.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus squarrosus Nutt.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus striatus Raf.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus strumosus Willd.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus subcanescens (A.Gray) E.Watson	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus subtuberosus Bourg. ex A.Gray	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus subtuberosus Bourg.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus × superbus Bergmans	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus tenellus Raf.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus tenuifolius Elliott	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus tomentosus Elliott	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus trachaefolius Wood	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus tracheliifolius Hook.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus trilobatus Sessé & Moc.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus trinervis hort.madr. ex DC.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus trinervis Noronha	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus truncatus Schwein. ex Elliott	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus tuberosus Parry	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus tuberosus L.	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus undulatus Chapm.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus utahensis (D.C.Eaton) A.Nelson	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus vernalis E.Watson	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus × verticillatus E.Watson	Accepted		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus verticillatus Small	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus vicetinus Turra ex Zang.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus virgatus Lam.	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus virilis E.Watson	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11
Helianthus vulgaris W.Young	Unresolved		TICA	2012-02-11

Statistics

The Plant List includes 300 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Helianthus. Of these 71 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 128 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Helianthus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 300 species names for the genus Helianthus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	71	23.7%
◕	Synonym	67	22.3%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	162	54.0%

All names

The status of the 428 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Helianthus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	85	19.9%
◕	Synonym	178	41.6%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	165	38.6%

Of the species names,

• 1 are recorded as invalid
• 10 are recorded as illegitimate

The confidence with which the status of the 300 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Helianthus, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	0	0	0	0	0	0%
	Medium confidence	68	61	0	0	129	43.0%
	Low confidence	3	6	0	162	171	57.0%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Helianthus is as follows: