Helianthus annuus
Common name: Sunflower
Helianthus is from the Greek words helios, meaning the sun, and anthos, meaning a flower. Annuus is a Latin word meaning lasting a year or annual.
Found in scattered locations mainly across southern Australia.
An erect plant to 3 metres tall. The flower heads can be large with a black centre surrounded by yellow petals from February to May.
This plant is originally from North America.
Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. Third edition 2019.
Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.
Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2898181
Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/8008