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HELIANTHUS ANNUUS [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Oilseed Crops
  • Forage Crops
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Sunflowers make up the genus Helianthus of the composite family ... One of the most familiar species, the common sunflower (H. annuus), sometimes reaches a height of 15 feet (4.5 meters) and bears huge flower heads over 1 foot (0.3 meter) in diameter.

OBS

sunflower: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Culture des plantes oléagineuses
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

tournesol : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Cultivo de oleaginosas
  • Cultivo de plantas forrajeras
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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