Asteraceae
Cheerful sunflower
Helianthus × laetiflorus
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Helianthus
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Common names
By language (7)
- Chinese
- 美丽向日葵
- Dutch
- Stijve zonnebloem
- English
- Cheerful sunflower, Hybrid sunflower, Perennial sunflower
- Finnish
- Preeria-auringonkukka
- Polish
- Słonecznik jaskrawy
- Swedish
- Präriesolros
- Welsh
- Blodyn-yr-haul lluosflwydd
Synonyms
- Helianthus laetiflorus var. tricuspis Torr. & A.Gray
- Helianthus scaberrimus Elliott
- Helianthus scaberrimus var. scaberrimus
- Helianthus severus E.Watson
- Helianthus superbus E.Watson
- Helianthus tricuspis Elliott
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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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.