Herbarium of the Bizarre

Sunflowers

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Happy Friday the 13th! This plant has nothing to do with that, I just wanted to say it. We’re actually talking about Sunflowers, because they’re seasonal and they have taken over our front yard for some reason.


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Information provided by:

  1. https://gardencollage.com/change/sustainability/scientists-using-sunflowers-clean-nuclear-radiation/
  2. https://www.kew.org/plants/sunflower
  3. https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/gardening/a32638/sunflower-fun-facts/
  4. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-sunflowers-are-ukraines-national-flower-180979850/
  5. The National Sunflower Association (https://www.sunflowernsa.com/)
  6. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/helianthus/
  7. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-disaster-sunflowers-idUSTRE77I0PG20110819/
  8. https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/helianthus_annuus.shtml
  9. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_sunflower
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    Herbarium of the BizarreBy Meredith Hemphill