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Also Known As	Helianthus

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Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

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Two scarecrows with painted faces and straw hats stand in a large field of blooming sunflowers in Kansas.

Fargo, North Dakota: sunflower field

Partially open sunflower head against a blue sky.

See a sunflower blooming

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