Asteraceae
Sawtooth sunflower
Helianthus grosseserratus
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Helianthus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Sawtooth sunflower
Synonyms
- Helianthus grosseserratus f. grosseserratus
- Helianthus grosseserratus subsp. grosseserratus
- Helianthus grosseserratus subsp. maximus R.W.Long
- Helianthus grosseserratus var. grosseserratus
- Helianthus grosseserratus var. hypoleucus A.Gray
- Helianthus instabilis E.Watson
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: George F Mayfield from chicago area, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Renae Burke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: MONGO, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Ray Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Frank Mayfield from Chicago area, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Prescott Bergh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Frank Mayfield from Chicago area, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: DD S., CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Frank Mayfield from Chicago area, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: DD S., CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Frank Mayfield from Chicago area, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Bentley Reynolds, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.