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Helianthus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 904 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000017208.

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Synonyms of Helianthus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Harpalium (Cass.) Cass. Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 38: 17 (1825) wfo-4000016947
Linsecomia Buckley Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1861: 458 (1862) wfo-4000021900

Species in Helianthus ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Helianthus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus agrestis f. almae Wolde Phytologia 63: 310. 1987 wfo-0001402974
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus agrestis f. oswaldii Wolde Phytologia 63: 310. 1987 wfo-0001402975
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus alexandri Cockerell Monthly Bull. Calif. Commiss. Hort. 8(5): reprint p. 7. 1919 wfo-0000002949
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus alexidis B.Boivin Phytologia 23: 73 (1972) wfo-0000095396
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus altissimus DC. Prodr. 5: 590 (1836) wfo-0000130216
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus altissimus L. Sp. Pl. ed. 2 2: 1278 (1763) wfo-0000042903
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus ambulans E.Watson Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 9: 456, pls. 81, 82 (1929) wfo-0000043440
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus angustifolius (L.) Michx. ex DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 5: 587. 1836 [1-10 Oct 1836] wfo-0000073946
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus angustifolius f. bicolor J.M.Kelley Phytologia 104(3): 41 (2022) — wfo-1200112942
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus angustifolius subsp. doronicoides (Lam.) Anashch. Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 59: 1479. 1974 wfo-0001405327
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus angustifolius subsp. giganteus (L.) Anashch. Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 59: 1479. 1974 wfo-0001405328
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus angustifolius var. nemorosus C.Mohr Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 6: 800 (1901) wfo-0001371431
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus f. fallax B.Boivin Naturaliste Canad. 87: 35 (1960) wfo-0001320269
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus f. silvester Thell. Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 64: 799 (1919) wfo-0001320271
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus subsp. couplandii (B.Boivin) Á.Löve & D.Löve Taxon 31: 357. 1982 wfo-0001405329
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. apicalis Cockerell Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 64: 186 (1918) wfo-0001371433
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. argophyllus (Torr. & A.Gray) Anashch. Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 59: 1476 (1974) wfo-0000073893
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. aridus Cockrell – wfo-0001391626
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. basalis Cockerell Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 64: 186 (1918) wfo-0001371434
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. chrysanthemoides Cockerell Amer. Naturalist 49: 617 (1915) wfo-0001371435
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. convolutus Cockerell Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 64: 186 (1918) wfo-0001371436
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. coronatus Cockerell Science 32: 384. 1910 wfo-0001397807
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. debilis (Nutt.) Anashch. Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 59: 1476. 1974 wfo-0001410587
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. dilutus Cockerell Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 64: 186 (1918) wfo-0001371438
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. flavobasis Cockerell Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 64: 186 (1918) wfo-0001371439
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. indicus (L.) DC. Prodr. 5: 585 (1836) wfo-0001371440
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. latibasis Cockerell Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 64: 186 (1918) wfo-0001371441
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. niger Cockerell Science , n.s., 40: 708 (1914) wfo-0001371442
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. niveus (Benth.) Anashch. Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 59: 1476. 1974 wfo-0001410588
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. pallescens Cockerell Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 64: 186 (1918) wfo-0001371443
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. passiflora Cockerell Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 64: 186 (1918) wfo-0001371444
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. primulinus Cockerell Science , n.s., 38: 312 (1913) wfo-0001371445
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. pumilus DC. Prodr. 5: 585 (1836) wfo-0001371446
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. reversus Cockerell Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 64: 186 (1918) wfo-0001371448
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. revolutus Cockerell Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 64: 186 (1918) wfo-0001371449
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. ruberrimus Cockerell Science , n.s., 40: 708 (1914) wfo-0001371450
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. selene Cockerell Science , n.s., 40: 284 (1914) wfo-0001371451
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. semivinosus Cockerell Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 64: 186 (1918) wfo-0001371452
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. tortuosus Cockerell Science , n.s., 38: 313 (1913) wfo-0001371454
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. trizonatus Cockerell Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 64: 186 (1918) wfo-0001371455
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus annuus var. vinosus Cockerell Science , n.s., 38: 313 (1913) wfo-0001371458
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus apetalus Leconte ex Nutt. Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. , ser. 2, 7: 354 (1840) wfo-0000031005
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus apricus var. camporum (Lunell) Lunell Amer. Midl. Naturalist 2: 127 (1911) wfo-0001371459
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus arenicola E.Watson Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 9: 453, pls. 78, 79 (1929) wfo-0000114610
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus aridus var. citrinus Cockerell Science , n.s., 40: 284 (1914) wfo-0001371460
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus asper hort. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 737 (1840) wfo-0000078889
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus atrorubens Lam. Encycl. 3: 86 (1789) wfo-0000126901
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus atrorubens Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 140 (1803) wfo-0000071692
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus atrorubens var. atrorubens – – wfo-0000107377
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus atrorubens var. normalis Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 343 (1891) wfo-0001371461
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus attenuatus E.Watson Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 9: 416, pl. 64 (1929) wfo-0000030570
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus aureus (Cass.) DC. Nov. Gen. et Sp. 4: 224 — wfo-0000014893
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus australis Small Fl. S.E. U.S. : 1268 (1903) wfo-0000007650
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus besseriana Benth. & Hook.f. Gen. Pl. 2(1): 376 (1873) wfo-0000010183
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus besseyi Bates Amer. Bot. (Binghamton) 20: 17 (1914) wfo-0000038253
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus bracteatus E.Watson Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 9: 393, pl. 53 (1929) wfo-0000067312
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus brasilicus Vell. Fl. Flumin. 8: t. 146 (1831) wfo-0000068538
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus brevifolius (E.Watson) R.C.Jacks. & Guard Proc. Indiana Acad. Sci. lxvi. 314 (1957) wfo-0000138465
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus buccinatus Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic. : 193 (1894) wfo-0000077120
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus buphthalmoides hort. ex DC. Prodr. 5: 551 (1836) wfo-0000046036
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus californicus Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray Fl. N. Amer. 2: 325 (1842) wfo-0000073421
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus californicus var. mariposianus A.Gray Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 277 (1884) wfo-0001371462
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus californicus var. utahensis (D.C.Eaton) A.Gray Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 277 (1884) wfo-0001371464
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus canescens Juss. ex DC. Prodr. 5: 591 (1836) wfo-0000037841
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus canescens Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 140 (1803) wfo-0000093860
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus canus Wooton & Standl. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 190 (1913) wfo-0000085720
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus carolinianus Hill Veg. Syst. xvi. 56 wfo-0000008527
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus chartaceus E.Watson Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 9: 450, pl. 76 (1929) wfo-0000002369
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus cirrhoides Lehm. in Hamb. Gartenz. 8: 458. 1852 wfo-0000039168
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus cochinchinensis Pers. Syn. Pl. 2(2): 476 (1807) wfo-0000026805
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus coloradensis f. sulphurea Cockerell Torreya 18: 181 (1918) wfo-0001320272
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus colossus Kunze Allg. Gartenzeitung 7: 43 (1839) wfo-0000046112
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus copiapina Phil. – wfo-0001350341
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus cordatus Lam. ex DC. Prodr. 5: 551 (1836) wfo-0000020499
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus corymbosus Poepp. ex DC. Prodr. 5: 592 (1836) wfo-0000058783
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus crassifolius Nutt. Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. , ser. 2, 7: 367 (1841) wfo-0000121927
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus crinitus Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 737 (1840) wfo-0000037006
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus cultus Ventsl. Fl. Cult. Pl., USSR, ed. Vavilov et al. 7(Oleiferous Pl.): 382. 1941 , sine descr. Lat. wfo-0000071045
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus curtissii Fernald ex E.Watson – wfo-0000015663
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus debilis var. praecox (Engelm. & A.Gray) A.Gray – wfo-0001392115
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus decapetalus Darl. Fl. Cestr., ed. 2. 483. 1837 wfo-0000107170
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus decapetalus f. frondosus (L.) Voss ex Thell. – wfo-0001323731
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus decapetalus f. multiflorus (L.) Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3 1: 483 (1894) wfo-0001320273
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus decapetalus var. frondosus (L.) Hook. Bot. Mag. 63: t. 3510 (1836) wfo-0001371466
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus decapetalus var. multiflorus (L.) A.Gray Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 280 (1884) wfo-0001371467
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus decapetalus var. scrophulariifolius House Bull. New York State Mus. Nat. Hist. 243-244: 70 (1923) wfo-0001371468
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus decapitatus L. Sp. Pl. : 905 (1753) wfo-0000028546
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus devernii T.M.Draper Madroño 68(1): 52. 2021 wfo-1000027315
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus diffusus Moench Suppl. Meth. (Moench) 259. 1802 [2 May 1802] wfo-0000014090
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus diffusus var. missouriensis (Schwein. ex Nutt.) Appleton Garden (London, 1871-1927) 34: 430 (1888) wfo-0001371469
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus dissectifolius subsp. brevilobus R.C.Jacks. Brittonia 15: 271 (1963) wfo-0001358882
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus dissectifolius subsp. longilobus R.C.Jacks. Brittonia 15: 271 (1963) wfo-0001358883
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus dissectifolius subsp. trifurcatus R.C.Jacks. Brittonia 15: 271 (1963) wfo-0001358884
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus divaricatus Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 141 (1803) wfo-0000075980
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus divaricatus var. latifolius Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 343 (1891) wfo-0001371470
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus divaricatus var. scaberrimus Alph.Wood Class-book Bot. (ed. 1861). : 449 (1861) wfo-0001371471
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus divaricatus var. ternatus Farw. Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 22: 185 (1921) wfo-0001371472
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus divariserratus R.W.Long Rhodora 56: 200 (1954) wfo-0000020377
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus diversifolius Elliott Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 2: 423 (1823) wfo-0000123914
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Helianthus dodecapetalus Panz. Vollst. Pflanzensyst. ix. 557 (1783); fide Merrill wfo-0000029106