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The Sunflower, scientifically named Helianthus annus, is of the family Asteraceae which is one of the largest families of flowering plants with over 20,000 species. Asteraceae are characterized by having a flower that forms a head or capitulum.he Sunflower, scientifically named Helianthus annus, is of the family Asteraceae which is one of the largest families of flowering plants with over 20,000 species. Asteraceae are characterized by having a flower that forms a head or capitulum.
* The language of the Kansas statute enacted in 1903 proclaiming the sunflower as a Kansas state flower refers to it as the wild native sunflower and only mentions the genus of the scientific name. It is assumed the legislation was intended to refer to the species Helianthus annuus.here are eleven species of sunflower recorded from Kansas. Most of them are perennials. Only the common sunflower and H. petiolaris, the Prairie Sunflower, are annuals. Identification of sunflowers can be very complicated because they frequently hybridize and even within species there is a high degree of variability.