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June 2025

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Helianthus giganteus L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 905 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000094208.

Synonyms of Helianthus giganteus L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Helianthus validus E.Watson Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 9: 410, pl. 62 (1929) wfo-0000020930
Helianthus alienus E.Watson Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 9: 406, tab. 60 (1929) wfo-0000032673
Helianthus giganteus subsp. giganteus wfo-0000053850
Helianthus giganteus var. giganteus wfo-0000070251
Helianthus giganteus subsp. alienus (E.Watson) Long wfo-0000080250
Helianthus borealis E.Watson Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 9: 411, pl. 63 (1929) wfo-0000080842
Helianthus giganteus var. subtuberosus Britton Ill. Fl. N. U.S. (Britton & Brown) 3: 425 (1898) wfo-0000091497
Helianthus subtuberosus (Britton) Britton wfo-0000101392
Helianthus nuttallii var. subtuberosus (Britton) B.Boivin Phytologia 23: 74 (1972) wfo-0000105905