Sunflower
by Lisa Phillips
Title
Sunflower
Artist
Lisa Phillips
Medium
Photograph
Description
Sunflower Helianthus Annuus -This photograph by Lisa Phillips. Sunflower growing in a summer garden. Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence (flowering head), and its name is derived from the flower's shape and image, which is often used to depict the sun. The plant 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.
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February 23rd, 2012
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