Asteraceae Week (Part I - Radiate heads) aster, daisy, or sunflower family *Helianthus annuus* L. *hee-lee-AN-thus* -- Greek: *helios* (sun), *anthos* (flower) ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DHelianthus&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcv_iSAl2APXWxLqwk_NbLQo88juw> *AN-yoo-us* -- annual ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dannus&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfzUFt6e6W3BU0j0AP3i3TKGvfyyQ>
*commonly known as*: sunflower • *Assamese*: সূৰ্য্যমুখী suryyamukhi • * Bengali*: রাধাপদ্ম radhapadma, সূর্যমুখী suryamukhi • *Hindi*: सूरजमुखी surajmukhi • *Kannada*: ಸುರ್ಯಕಾಂತಿ suryakanti • *Konkani*: सुर्यकांती suryakanti, सूर्यफूल suryaphul • *Malayalam*: സൂര്യകാന്തി suryakanti • * Manipuri*: numitlei • *Marathi*: सूर्यफूल suryaphul • *Nepali*: सूर्यमुखी फूल suryamukhi phul • *Oriya*: ସୂର୍ୟ୍ଯମୁଖୀ ଫୁଲ suryyamukhi phula • *Punjabi*: ਸੂਰਜਮੁਖੀ surajamukhi • *Sanskrit*: आदित्यभक्त adityabhakta, सूर्यमुखी suryamukhi • *Tamil*: சூரியகாந்தி suryakaanti • *Telugu*: సూర్యకాంతిపుష్పము suryakantipuspamu, సూర్యావర్తము suryavartamu • *Urdu* گل آفتاب gul-e-aftab *Native to*: the Americas; widely naturalised; widely cultivated *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FSunflower.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcuKYC-qv15oBW9uj4Qe61NVRIBKA>• Wikipedia<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSunflower&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzevkeTOpLma9f4qyTbQx6sXbymnqw>• NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F27923&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzei3ZZyEFv0vYbI-ybWADb5H1xl6w>• DDSA<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdsal.uchicago.edu%2Fdictionaries%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf6uenyoQ09XSR__kqQB9oTVQ4dNQ> near Vasai (in garden) on 01 APR 07 [image: Helianthus annuus]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F445182559%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc0Yhp2WCue_blVB1eP6ftUFuxcMA> at Pherozeshah Mehta Gardens on 28 JAN 07 [image: Surajmukhi (Hindi: सूरजमुखी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F372245109%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfn7T0iSSwATwD5maLNqlMwLAEcdQ> *CULTIVAR* [image: Helianthus annuus 'Honey Bear']<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F372249674%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf3a97dPtHZz0Ao-OQOafodP0gz0A> [image: Radhapadma (Bengali: রাধাপদ্ম)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F372183516%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeKHBIe9nPrCKbZxjCfYev2mqHuHg> Regards. Dinesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
