向日葵属植物包括52种以及许多亚种，全部都是起源于北美洲，但现在有许多种已经作为食物或花卉被引进到世界各地种植。

向日葵属植物的特点是具有小花聚合成盘状，周围呈放射性舌状花为中性不育花，内部盘花两性，有两个成熟后易脱落的，鳞片状冠毛；果实为瘦果。

向日葵属植物有一年生的也有多年生的，都是草本植物。

种 
 Helianthus agrestis : Southeastern Sunflower
 狭叶向日葵 Helianthus angustifolius : Swamp Sunflower
 向日葵 Helianthus annuus 
 Helianthus anomalus : Western Sunflower
 绢毛葵 Helianthus argophyllus  : Silverleaf Sunflower
 Helianthus arizonensis : Arizona Sunflower
 黑紫向日葵 Helianthus atrorubens
 Helianthus bolanderi : Serpentine Sunflower
 Helianthus californicus : California Sunflower
 Helianthus carnosus : Lakeside Sunflower
 蓝茎向日葵 Helianthus ciliaris 
 Helianthus cinereus
 Helianthus couplandii : Prairie Sunflower
 Helianthus cusickii : Cusick's Sunflower

 小花葵 Helianthus debilis 
 瓜叶葵 Helianthus debilis ssp. cucumerifolius : Cucumberleaf Sunflower
 Helianthus debelis ssp. debilis : Beach Sunflower, Dune Sunflower
 Helianthus debilis ssp. silvestris : Cucumberleaf Sunflower
 Helianthus debilis ssp. tardiflorus : Cucumberleaf Sunflower
 Helianthus debilis ssp. vestitus : Cucumberleaf Sunflower
 千瓣葵 Helianthus decapetalus : Thinleaf Sunflower
 Helianthus deserticola
 Helianthus divaricatus : Woodland Sunflower
 Helianthus eggertii : Eggert's Sunflower
 Helianthus floridanus : Florida Sunflower
 Helianthus giganteus
 Helianthus glaucophyllus : Whiteleaf Sunflower
 Helianthus gracilentus : Slender Sunflower
 Helianthus grosseserratus: Sawtooth Sunflower
 Helianthus heterophyllus : Variableleaf Sunflower
 Helianthus hirsutus
 Helianthus laciniatus : Alkali Sunflower
 美丽向日葵 Helianthus laetiflorus
 Helianthus laevigatus : Smooth Sunflower
 Helianthus longifolius : Longleaf Sunflower

 糙叶向日葵 Helianthus maximiliani : Maximillian Sunflower
 Helianthus microcephalus : Small Woodland Sunflower
 毛叶向日葵 Helianthus mollis : Downy Sunflower, Ashy Sunflower
 Helianthus multiflorus
 Helianthus neglectus : Neglected Sunflower
 Helianthus niveus
 Helianthus niveus ssp. canescens : Showy Sunflower
 Helianthus niveus ssp. tephrodes : Algodones Sunflower
 Helianthus nuttallii
 Helianthus nuttallii ssp. nuttallii : Nuttall's Sunflower
 Helianthus nuttallii ssp. parishii : Parish's Sunflower
 Helianthus nuttallii ssp. Rydbergii : Rydberg's Sunflower
 Helianthus occidentalis : Fewleaf Sunflower
 Helianthus occidentalis ssp. occidentalis : Fewleaf Sunflower
 Helianthus occidentalis ssp. plantagineus : Fewleaf Sunflower
 Helianthus paradoxus : Paradox Sunflower
 Helianthus pauciflorus
 Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. pauciflorus : Stiff Sunflower
 Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus : Stiff Sunflower
 原野向日葵Helianthus petiolaris
 Helianthus petiolaris ssp. fallax : Prairie Sunflower
 Helianthus petiolaris ssp. petiolaris : Prairie Sunflower
 Helianthus porteri : Porter's Sunflower
 Helianthus praecox
 Helianthus praecox ssp. hirtus : Texas Sunflower
 Helianthus praecox ssp. praecox  : Texas Sunflower
 Helianthus praecox ssp. runyonii : Runyon's Sunflower

 Helianthus praetermissus : New Mexico Sunflower
 Helianthus pumilus : Little Sunflower
 Helianthus radula : Rayless Sunflower
 Helianthus resinosus : Resindot Sunflower
 柳叶向日葵 Helianthus salicifolius 
 Helianthus schweinitzii : Schweinitz's Sunflower
  Helianthus silphioides : Rosinweed Sunflower
 Helianthus simulans : Muck Sunflower
 Helianthus smithii : Smith's Sunflower
 Helianthus strumosus  : Paleleaf Woodland Sunflower
 菊芋 Helianthus tuberosus

注释

外部链接 

 
 中国引进的向日葵属植物 - 植物通
 北美植物中的向日葵属
 向日葵属品种列表