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Sunflowers
The Sunflower, Helianthus annuus is an annual flower of the Americas best known for its bright yellow petals and delicious seeds.
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Is a sunflowers a fruit or vegetable?
EVERY plant produces fruit. fruit is a "seed holder." without the fruit, and the seed it contains, no plant could reproduce itself. in the case of the sunflower, the FRUIT is the HULL surrounding the seed. the HULL is an example of a SIMPLE DRY FRUIT, otherwise known botanically as a CYPSELA.
What type of inflorescence is in a sunflower?
Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) are annual plants native to the Americas, that possess a large inflorescence (flowering head).
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What is usually called the flower is actually a head(formally composite flower) of numerous florets (small flowers) crowded together. The outer florets are the sterile ray florets and can be yellow, maroon, orange, or other colors. The florets inside the circular head are called disc florets, which mature into seeds.
The florets within the sunflower's cluster are arranged in a spiral pattern. Typically each floret is oriented toward the next by approximately the golden angle, 137.5°, producing a pattern of interconnecting spirals where the number of left spirals and the number of right spirals are successive Fibonacci numbers. Typically, there are 34 spirals in one direction and 55 in the other; on a very large sunflower there could be 89 in one direction and 144 in the other.[1][2][3] This pattern produces the most efficient packing of seeds within the flower head.[4][5][6]
Why do sunflower seeds taste good?
i always thought they were the ones that got over cooked. like when u eaf a fry. if it has a black part on it its not because the skin was taken off it was because it got stuck and refried again lol. so i think its because it gets over cooked
How much did the Van Goghs sunflowers sell for?
On March 30, 1987, Christie's Auction sold Van Gogh's Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers (1888) for $39.9 million. The opening bid was $8 million. The adjusted price for 2013 is $82.4 million for this same painting.
The American black bear (ursus americanus) is an omnivore with a voracious appetite in the fall as it's preparing for hibernation.
The diet of a black bear includes the following:
- Vegetation: up to 85% of total diet
- Will eat, but not seek out roots, bulbs, corms and tubers.
- In the spring they feed on carrion and newborn ungulates (antelope, elk)
- They enjoy new shoots and tree/shrub buds.
- Summer diet includes berries, fruits, buds.
- Autumn diet includes hazlenuts, oak acorns, pine nuts, huckleberries.
- They always enjoy insects (bees, yellow jackets, ants)
- They seek out honey.
- Fishing at night for salmon, and anytime for suckers, trout, catfish.
In the sense that soil nutrients often come from decaying matter (nitrogen etc) any plant growing in soil could be seen as consuming that, however because it does not consume the decaying matter _directly_ I don't think sunflowers qualify as detrivore, but a pitcher plant might.
Which state grows the most spring wheat barley flax seed and sunflower?
This question cannot be answered as is because since there are multiple crops, there are also multiple answers. For example, for the 2011 crop year, North Dakota produced the most spring wheat and flaxseed, Idaho produced the most barley, and South Dakota produced the most sunflower.
How many sunflower seeds in a cup?
OK I just looked in my measuring cup and it is 132 if you top it off
What does a sunflower stand for?
A sun flower symbolizes beauty to a person. When given it means your beautiful.
yes they love to consume omega 3 and lots of other good foods like prevention for gingervitis
What are the uses of a sunflower stem?
Uses for sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) include the following:
- Seeds - as a food used raw, baked, roasted, salted or not salted.
- Seeds - can be used for feeding seed-eating birds.
- Seeds - can be made into butter (like peanut butter) or made into bread.
- Seeds - oil is extracted for cooking, margarine and biodiesel.
- Seeds - when oil is extracted, the remaining "cake" can be used for cattle food.
- Flower - ornamental plant for flower or vegetable gardens.
- Plant - produces latex and may be source for nonallergenic rubber.
- Stem - contains a fiber that can be used in paper production.
- Leaves - can be used for cattle feed.
- Roots - used in phytoremediation to extract poisons from the soil.
- Native tribes also used the sunflower as a medicinal ointment.
How many different kinds of sunflowers are there?
Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) are annual plants native to the Americas, that possess a large inflorescence (flowering head).
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What is usually called the flower is actually a head(formally composite flower) of numerous florets (small flowers) crowded together. The outer florets are the sterile ray florets and can be yellow, maroon, orange, or other colors. The florets inside the circular head are called disc florets, which mature into seeds.
The florets within the sunflower's cluster are arranged in a spiral pattern. Typically each floret is oriented toward the next by approximately the golden angle, 137.5°, producing a pattern of interconnecting spirals where the number of left spirals and the number of right spirals are successive Fibonacci numbers. Typically, there are 34 spirals in one direction and 55 in the other; on a very large sunflower there could be 89 in one direction and 144 in the other.[1][2][3] This pattern produces the most efficient packing of seeds within the flower head.[4][5][6]
Should sunflowers avoid hard freezes?
Yes, although they are somewhat frost tolerant and can survive temperatures of 28 degrees Fahrenheit.
Can you buy sunflowers in February?
If you are referring to bouquet sunflowers, yes; you can usually get any type of flower at any time of the year, though they may be more expensive out of season. For growing yourself, most stores don't carry seeds during the wintertime (unless you live in the southern hemisphere, where February is summertime). However, you can usually still purchase them online.
How much does sunflowers cost?
That's pretty hard to answer, since there are many different varieties of sunflower and many forms you can buy them in. Flower bouquets often cost $30 or more. Oilseed sunflowers can be purchased for maybe $ .40 a pound. And most seed packets for decorative sunflowers containing between 10 and 30 seeds are $1.
What products contain sunflower seeds?
There are many products that come directly from sunflowers.
Some of these include:
- Raw or roasted sunflower whole seed as a snack food with or without seasoning
- Butter - similar to peanut butter, it is called sunflower butter
- German sunflower whole seed breaed
- Bird food - either alone or in combination with other seeds
- Shelled seeds can be used in salads.
- Sunflower oil is used in cooking, margrine, biodiesel and other products
- Native American uses: bread, medical ointments, dyes, body paint
- "Cake" left over from oil processing is fed to livestock
- Ornamental plants for home gardens use also to attract seed-loving birds
- Sunflowers produce latex - may be used to produce nonallergic rubber (gloves)
- They have been used in phytoermediation to extract harmful items from soil
When do sunflowers grow in India?
That depends on where you live; India has several different biomes with a variety of temperatures and growing conditions. In a place that is fairly warm year-round, you can theoretically grow sunflowers at any time.
What is the smell of sunflower?
I grew Mammoth Sunflowers from seeds. The flowers smell sweet, like candy or sugar, but you have to get your nose up close. That means competing with the bees that LOVE them and are important for pollinating. I LOVE their scent, and found it to be quite intoxicating.
