Common
name: Annual Sunflower or Common Sunflower
Latin name: Helianthus annuus
Annual/Perennial:
Annual
Flowers: June to September
Flower size: 4" to 5"
Found in: Plains to Foothills
Height: 3' to 8'
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: No
Image taken:
Near Bear Creek Lake along 285
Pictured
Wildflower: Common Annual Sunflower
Helianthus
annuus
Wildflower
Field notes: Annual Sunflower is the common Sunflower that
you see growing along the sides of nearly any highway. When the
seeds ripen it is a favorite food of many birds including the
common Dove.
Look for Annual Sunflower along roadways, on hills,
and in fields or meadows.
