Mammoth Russian Sunflower

How to use it

This versatile plant serves many practical purposes. It is grown as a crop for edible oil and seeds, and it is widely used as bird food and livestock forage (either as a meal or a silage plant). It also has select industrial applications and is planted in domestic gardens for its aesthetic appeal.

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In the kitchen

This plant is grown as a crop for its edible fruits, which are popular sunflower seeds often eaten as a snack food. Additionally, these seeds are harvested and processed to produce edible cooking oil.

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About

Helianthus annuus, the common sunflower, is a large annual forb of the genus Helianthus grown as a crop for its edible oil and edible fruits (sunflower seeds). This sunflower species is also used as bird food, as livestock forage (as a meal or a silage plant), and in some industrial applications. The plant was first domesticated in the Americas. Wild Helianthus annuus is a widely branched annual plant with many flower heads. The domestic sunflower, however,...