Taxonomy Profile: Helianthus giganteus (L)

Helianthus giganteus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Helianthus alienus
EE Watson
Helianthus borealis
EE Watson
Helianthus subtuberosus
Britton Britton
Helianthus validus
EE Watson
Helianthus giganteus ssp. alienus
EE Watson RW Long
Helianthus giganteus var. subtuberosus
Britton
Helianthus nuttallii var. subtuberosus
Britton B Boivin
Common Name(s):
giant sunflower []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Helianthus giganteus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Asteranae
Order : Asterales
Family : Asteraceae
sunflowers |
tournesols |
Genus : Helianthus
sunflower |
Species : Helianthus giganteus
giant sunflower |
Helianthus giganteus Direct Children(s):
Helianthus giganteus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Helianthus giganteus
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Helianthus giganteus
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Helianthus giganteus
Source:
Asteraceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2010-05-13
Notes:
Update coordinated by the International Compositae Alliance (TICA) (http://www.compositae.org/) through the Smithsonian Institution in collaboration with the USDA National Plant Data Center
Reference for:
Helianthus giganteus
Publication(s):
Helianthus giganteus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Canada / Native
Helianthus giganteus: Comments