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Helianthus

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Helianthus (hē'lēăn`thəs): see sunflower sunflower, any plant of the genus Helianthus of the family Asteraceae ( aster family), annual or perennial herbs native to the New World and common throughout the United States.
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For example, Helianthus annus (sunflower) makes a small amount of low molecular weight rubber (figure 4).
Biotechnological development of domestic rubber producing crops by Shintani, David K. / Rubber World
Scientists have been collecting wild sunflowers since 1976, amassing representative populations of the more than 50 known Helianthus species.
Production Journal by Henderson, Pam / Farm Journal
University of California at Berkeley officials had identified the plant as the Helianthus parishii, called the Los Angeles sunflower, which grows up to 15 feet high and carries a dense wool underneath its leaf.
PLANT CONFUSES EXPERTS AREA SUNFLOWER ANALYZED by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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