Taxon: Helianthus ×laetiflorus Pers.

Summary

Genus:

Helianthus

Family:

Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)

Subfamily:

Asteroideae

Tribe:

Heliantheae

Nomen number:

27930

Place of publication:

Syn. pl. 2(2):476. 1807, pro sp.

Protologue link:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/235810

Hybrid parentage:

= Helianthus pauciflorus × H. tuberosus

Verified:

11/02/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

23 (12 active, 8 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)
Helianthus ×laetiflorus Pers. var. laetiflorus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Helianthus scaberrimus Elliott

Images (3 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
Christov, M. 2008. Helianthus species in breeding research on sunflower. Proceedings of the International Sunflower Conference 17:709-714.
Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1455.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Georgieva-Todorova, J. 1984. Interspecific hybridization in the genus Helianthus L. Z. Pflanzenzücht. 93:265-279. Note: as "Helianthus scaberrimus" this study recognized possibility of crosses between this taxon and H. annuus
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):138.
Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
Kaya, Y. 2014. Chapter 13. Sunflower. In: Pratap, A. & J. Kumar, Alien gene transfer in crop plants, volume 2. Achievements and impacts 281-315. Note: as Helianthus laetiflorus
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
Rogers, C. E. et al. 1982. Sunflower species of the United States 40.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Sell, P. & G. Murrell. 1996-. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland.
Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles.
Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
Townsend, J., ed. South Carolina plant atlas (on-line resource).
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: mentions

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	cheerful sunflower	1	Rogers, C. E. et al. 1982. Sunflower species of the United States 40.
English	perennial sunflower	1	Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles.
French	hélianthe à belles fleures	2	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
German	schönblumige Sonnenblume	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1455.
Swedish	präriesolros	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	District of Columbia		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
2	Cultivated					also cult. elsewhere
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	China	China			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: mentions
2	Cultivated	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand			Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
2	Cultivated	Europe		Europe			Sell, P. & G. Murrell. 1996-. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland.
2	Cultivated	Northern America		Canada			Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):138.
2	Cultivated	Northern America		United States			Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):138.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand			Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part		Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1455.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany			Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1455.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary			Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1455.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	Denmark			Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1455.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	Ireland			Sell, P. & G. Murrell. 1996-. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom			Sell, P. & G. Murrell. 1996-. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France			Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1455.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Buenos Aires		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
6	Other					exact native range in North America obscure	Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):138.

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Montana, Oregon]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]

Cultivated

REGION:

Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China

Australasia

NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Europe

REGION: Europe

Northern America

REGION: Canada, United States

Naturalized
Australasia

NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland
MIDDLE EUROPE: Germany, Hungary
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part]
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France

Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Québec]

Southern America

SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires]

Other (exact native range in North America obscure)

Reference(s)

Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1455.
Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):138.
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Sell, P. & G. Murrell. 1996-. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: mentions

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Rogers, C. E. et al. 1982. Sunflower species of the United States 40.
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=27930. Accessed 14 April 2026.