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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Sunflower
Britannica 11thSUNFLOWER. The common sunflower, known botanically as Helianthus annuus, a member of the natural order Compositae, is a native of the western United States. It is an annual herb with a rough hairy stem 3 to 12 ft. high, broad coarsely toothed rough leaves 3 to ...
Vol. 26, pp. 102-102
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Utah
Britannica 11th... its base. Among other plants common to the state are the elder, wild hop, dwarf sunflower, and several species of greasewood and cacti. The sagebrush, artemisia, is characteristic of the desert areas. Bunch grass is abundant on the hillsides the year round, an ...
Vol. 27, pp. 813-818
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