| 41. | "Helianthus californicus " is an erect perennial herb growing from a network of tough, woody roots with small rhizomes.
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| 42. | Helianthus, from helios ( the sun ) and anthos ( flower ), is a perfectly apt name, but so is sunflower.
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| 43. | "Helianthus nuttallii " is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 50-400 cm ( 20-160 inches ) tall.
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| 44. | "Helianthus speciosus " has 3-lobed leaves and a large flowering head with red ray florets and yellow disc florets.
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| 45. | But he was probably best known for " Helianthus, " a signature work he created in 1969 to music by Sonny Terry.
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| 46. | Most cultivars of sunflower are variants of " Helianthus annuus ", but four other species ( all perennials ) are also domesticated.
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| 47. | "Helianthus niveus " is a taprooted annual or perennial sunflower growing to a maximum height over one meter ( 40 inches ).
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| 48. | Moses, as he is universally known, doesn't suffer failure lightly, and he finds helianthus-related humiliations particularly hard to bear.
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| 49. | "Helianthus heterophyllus " is a perennial sometimes as much as 120 cm ( 4 feet ) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes.
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| 50. | "Helianthus laevigatus " is a perennial herb up to 220 cm ( over 7 feet ) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes.
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