Photos Of Sunflower Helianthus Annuus

Helianthus annuus, the common sunflower, is a large annual forb of the genus Helianthus grown as a crop for its edible oil and edible fruits. This sunflower species is also used as wild bird food, as livestock forage, in some industrial applications, and as an ornamental in domestic gardens.ecause of the myth of Clytie and Apollo, the sunflower most commonly means adoration and loyalty. ... To Native American groups, sunflowers represented harvest, bounty, and provision because they provided seeds, pigment, and more