Editing Common sunflower (section)

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant in the family of Asteraceae}}
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|image=Sunflower sky backdrop.jpg
|image_caption=[[Cultivar|''Helianthus annuus'' cv. Sunfola]]
|status=LC
|status_system=IUCN3.1
|status_ref=<ref>Contreras, A., Rhodes, L. & Maxted, N. 2016. ''Helianthus annuus''. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T19073408A47600755. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19073408A47600755.en. Accessed on 2 May 2023.</ref>
|status2 = {{TNCStatus}}
|status2_system = TNC
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|genus=Helianthus
|species=annuus
|authority=[[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
|synonyms_ref=<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000088131#synonyms |title= ''Helianthus annuus'' L. Sp. Pl. : 904 (1753) |date= 2022 |website= World Flora Online |publisher= World Flora Consortium |access-date= 30 November 2022}}</ref>
|synonyms={{collapsible list|bullets=true
 |title=<small>Synonymy</small>
 |''Helianthus aridus'' <small>Rydb.</small>
 |''Helianthus erythrocarpus'' <small>Bartl.</small>
 |''Helianthus indicus'' <small>L.</small>
 |''Helianthus jaegeri'' <small>Heiser</small>
 |''Helianthus lenticularis'' <small>Douglas</small>
 |''Helianthus macrocarpus'' <small>DC. & A.DC.</small>
 |''Helianthus multiflorus'' <small>Hook.</small>
 |''Helianthus ovatus'' <small>Lehm.</small>
 |''Helianthus platycephalus'' <small>Cass.</small>
 |''Helianthus tubaeformis'' <small>Nutt.</small>
 }}
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The '''common sunflower''' ('''''Helianthus annuus''''') is a species of large [[Annual plant|annual]] [[forb]] of the daisy family [[Asteraceae]]. The common sunflower is harvested for its [[Sunflower seed|edible oily seeds]], which are often eaten as a [[snack food]]. They are also used in the production of cooking oil, as food for livestock, as [[bird food]], and as a plantings in domestic gardens for aesthetics. Wild plants are known for their multiple flower heads, whereas the domestic sunflower often possesses a single large flower head atop an unbranched stem.