Common sunflower - Wikipedia
网页The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is a species of large annual forb of the daisy family Asteraceae. The common sunflower is harvested for its edible oily seeds which are used in the production of cooking oil, as well as other uses such as food for livestock, bird food, and planting in domestic gardens for aesthetics. Wild plants are ...
History of the Domestication of Sunflowers - ThoughtCo
网页2019年2月1日 · Sunflowers (Helianthus spp.) are plants native to the American continents, and one of four seed-bearing species known to have been domesticated in eastern North America. The others are squash [Cucurbita pepo var oviferia], marshelder [Iva annua], and chenopod [Chenopodium berlandieri]).
History - sunflowernsa.com
网页Sunflower was a common crop among American Indian tribes throughout North America. Evidence suggests that the plant was cultivated by American Indians in present-day Arizona and New Mexico about 3000 BC. Some archaeologists suggest that sunflower may have been domesticated before corn.
Sunflowers: Their Ancient Roots and Modern Popularity
网页1996年4月26日 · The sunflower is one of only four major crops of global importance native to the United States (blueberry, cranberry, and pecan are the other three). Native Americans in the U.S. have been using wild sunflower for food and medicine for at least 8,000 years.
Sunflower: An American Native - MU Extension
网页1993年10月1日 · Sunflower: An American Native. Reviewed. October 1993. Robert L. Myers and Harry C. Minor. Department of Agronomy. Of all crops harvested for seed around the world, only one was domesticated in America — sunflower. This widely adapted crop is now grown in every temperate region, including many parts of the U.S.
网页The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is a common and widespread roadside weed. It is common in open sites in many different habitats throughout North America, southern Canada, and Mexico at elevations below 1900 m. Helianthus annuus is highly variable as a species, and hybridizes with several other species.
#PlantoftheMonth: Sunflowers | McClung Museum of Natural …
网页2020年11月29日 · The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is a fitting plant of the month for November, which is Native American Heritage Month. Native peoples living in the eastern US domesticated sunflowers – selecting for …
Traditional Native Americans' uses for sunflowers
网页2022年6月9日 · Traditional Native Americans' uses for sunflowers. The N R S C Plant guide for sunflowers is fascinating. Among some of the sayings associated with sunflowers from the Teton Dakota tribes is “When the sunflowers were tall and in full bloom, the buffaloes were fat and the meat good.”.
Sunflowers: Origin and Usage by Native Americans - Star-Herald
网页2015年9月20日 · The sunflower was one of the first crops grown in America. When Europeans arrived in the new world, H. annuus was a minor garden crop ranging from Virginia west to the Great Lakes and throughout...
American Indian Health - Health - University of Kansas
网页2008年11月16日 · All of the many sunflower varieties are indigenous to the western regions of North America (Hesier). They were collected extensively by the Native American tribes of the area, and they probably found their way eastward …