native american meaning of sunflower
Helianthus or sunflowers (from the Greek: Î®Î»Î¹Î¿Ï, HÄlios, sun and Î±Î½Î¸ÏÏ, anthos, flower) L. /ËhiËliËÃ¦nÎ¸És/ is a genus of plants comprising about 70 species in the family Asteraceae. The genus is one of many in the Asteraceae that are known as sunflowers. Except for three species in South America, all Helianthus species are native to North America. The common name, sunflower, typically refers to the popular annual species Helianthus annuus, or the common sunflower, whose round flower heads in combination with the ligules look like the sun.