Scientific Name:	Helianthus annuus L.	Common Name:	Sunflower, Common
Scientific Family:		Affiliation:	TCE, TAES, And TTU
Local Names:		Common Family Name:	Sunflower
Life Cycle:	Annual >> Summer	Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Stem Characteristic:	Erect	Stem Type:	Round
Leaf Structure:	Simple	Petiole:	Yes
Leaf Margins:	Toothed	Leaf Shape:	Ovate Or Heart-shaped
Leaf Hairs:	Yes	Flower Color:	Yellow
Growth Stage:	Flowering	Environment:	Water Ways, Sorghum Field, Small Grains, Roadsides, Peanut Field, Pastures, CRP, Cotton Field, Corn Field
Other:	Stems are simple to much branched and rough. Flowere have orange-yellow ray flowers and dark reddish-brown disk flowers.