Red sunflower

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A red sunflower, shortly after blooming

The red sunflower is an unusually colored sunflower created by breeding together different varieties of sunflowers. The sunflower, Helianthus annuus, is an annual plant in the family Asteraceae with a large flower head (also known as an inflorescence).

Like standard sunflowers, the florets inside the circular head are called disc florets, and t...

Perennial sunflower

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Perennial sunflower is a new crop being developed by crossing wild perennial and domestic annual sunflower species.

Annual sunflower is a major oilseed crop. Genes from wild perennial...

Sunflower oil

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Sunflower oil

Sunflower oil is the non-volatile oil expressed from sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seeds. Sunflower oil is commonly used in food as a frying oil, and in cosmetic formulations as an emollient.

Sunflower seed

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Left: dehulled kernel. Right: Whole seed with hull

Botanically speaking, a sunflower seed is an achene. When dehulled, the edible remainder is called the sunflower kernel.

For commercial purposes, sunflower seeds are usually classified by the pattern on their husks. If the husk is solid black, the seeds are called black oil sunflower seeds. The crops may be referred to as oilseed su...

Sunflower

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Sunflower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Subfamily: Helianthoideae Tribe: Heliantheae Genus: Helianthus Species: H. annuus
Binomial name
Helianthus annuus L.

Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) are ...