Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Helianthus annuus L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Helianthus annuus L. ssp. jaegeri (Heiser) Heiser, Helianthus annuus L. ssp. lenticularis (Dougl. ex Lindl.) Cockerell, Helianthus annuus L. ssp. texanus Heiser, Helianthus annuus L. var. lenticularis (Dougl. ex Lindl.) Steyermark, Helianthus annuus L. var. macrocarpus (DC.) Cockerell, Helianthus annuus L. ssp. jaegeri (Heiser) Heiser, Helianthus annuus L. ssp. lenticularis (Dougl. ex Lindl.) Cockerell, Helianthus annuus L. ssp. texanus Heiser, Helianthus annuus L. var. lenticularis (Dougl. ex Lindl.) Steyermark, Helianthus annuus L. var. macrocarpus (DC.) Cockerell, Helianthus annuus L. var. texanus (Heiser) Shinners, Helianthus aridus Rydb., Helianthus lenticularis Dougl. ex Lindl.

Common names:

Chimalati (1919, Mexico) (107)

Comb flower [Comb-flower] (1876-1929) (5, 92, 148, 156, 157)

Common sunflower (1770-Present) (2, 3, 4, 5, 19, 41, 50, 57, 62, 63, 72, 80, 82, 92, 93, 95, 97, 105, 109, 122, 127, 131, 138, 145, 155, 157, 158)

Garden sunflower (1876-1929) (92, 156, 157, 158)

Gold (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Golden (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Kirik-tara-kata (1919, Pawnee, yellow eyes) (37)

Larea ball (1913) (5)

Larea-bell (1923) (156)

Larrabell (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Le Tournesol (1892, French) (6)

Mira sol (1894, NM) (150)

Soleil (1919) (37)

Sonnenblume (1892, German) (6)

Sunflower (1878-1929) (6, 37, 49, 57, 107, 108, 114, 150, 157, 158)

Wah'cha-zizi (1919, Dakota, yellow flower) (37)

Wallflower (1900, misapplied) (158)

Western sunflower (1878) (108)

Wild sunflower [Wild sun-flower] (1905-1932) (80, 85, 101)

Zha-zi (1919, Omaha-Ponca, yellow weed) (37)