Einjaehrige Sonnenblume vs ashy sunflower

Helianthus annuus compared with Helianthus mollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Einjaehrige Sonnenblume ashy sunflower
Kingdom same Plantae (Pflanzen) Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same Asterales (Asternartige) Asterales (Asternartige)
Family same Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same Helianthus (Sunflowers) Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species Helianthus annuus Helianthus mollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Einjaehrige Sonnenblume and ashy sunflower share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Helianthus. (Sunflowers)

Conservation Status

Einjaehrige Sonnenblume

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

ashy sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Einjaehrige Sonnenblume ashy sunflower
Diet Autotroph
Average Lifespan 1 years
Average Length 3.0 m
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Einjaehrige Sonnenblume

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (4 countries).

ashy sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Austria, Canada, and Sweden.

Einjaehrige Sonnenblume

One of the world's most cultivated flowering plants and an economically critical oilseed crop, sunflowers are native to North America and can reach 3 meters in height with flower heads up to 30 cm across. Their distinctive behavior of tracking the sun — solar heliotropism in young plants — gave them their name. A single sunflower head consists of up to 2,000 tiny individual florets. Global production exceeds 50 million tonnes annually, valued for oil, seeds, and birdfeed.

ashy sunflower

Ashy sunflower (Helianthus mollis) is a species in the genus Helianthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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