Wild Sunflower
by Robert Bales
Title
Wild Sunflower
Artist
Robert Bales
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Photograph - Photo
Description
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence (flowering head). The sunflower is named after its huge, fiery blooms, whose shape and image are often used to depict the sun. It has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves and circular heads of flowers. The heads consist of many individual flowers which mature into seeds, often in the hundreds, on a receptacle base. From the Americas, sunflower seeds were brought to Europe in the 16th century, where, along with sunflower oil, they became a widespread cooking ingredient. Leaves of the sunflower can be used as cattle feed, while the stems contain a fibre which may be used in paper production.
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September 23rd, 2012
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Jane M Dahl
It always amazes me how many of these I run across out in the wilds of the desert where there are no other wild flowers around. They are always so beautiful and this is no exception. Featured in American Desert Southwest.
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