ashy sunflower vs Riesen-Sonnenblume

Helianthus mollis compared with Helianthus giganteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ashy sunflower	Riesen-Sonnenblume
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 mollis	Helianthus giganteus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

ashy sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Riesen-Sonnenblume

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ashy sunflower	Riesen-Sonnenblume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ashy sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Austria, Canada, and Sweden.

Riesen-Sonnenblume

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Russia, Sweden, and United States.

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 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇸🇪 Sweden