Tall Sunflower (Helianthus giganteus)
Image ID: 2013/gtwn81
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Other common names: Giant Sunflower
Native
Family:
Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Height: 3 to 12 ft.
Blooms: July to
October
Leaf Type:
toothed
Bloom Size: 2.5 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Regular blooms, 10 or more parts
Location: Ghost Town Trail
Date: 8/24/2013
Notes:
Reddish stem.
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
