Beautiful Sunflower vs Paradoxical Sunflower

Helianthus laetiflorus compared with Helianthus paradoxus

Key Differences

• Beautiful Sunflower is Not Evaluated while Paradoxical Sunflower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Sunflower	Paradoxical Sunflower
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Helianthus (Sunflowers)	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Helianthus laetiflorus	Helianthus paradoxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Sunflower and Paradoxical Sunflower share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Helianthus. (Sunflowers)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Paradoxical Sunflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Sunflower	Paradoxical Sunflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Sunflower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (17 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Paradoxical Sunflower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Beautiful Sunflower

The Beautiful Sunflower (Helianthus laetiflorus) is a species in the genus Helianthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Helianthus laetiflorus.