Early russian sunflower.

steemians. Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is an annual plant of the popular kenikir-kenikiran (Asteraceae), both as an ornamental plant and oil-producing plant.
This flower is actually a compound interest, composed of hundreds to thousands of small flowers on one bump. Sunflower also has a typical behavior, the flowers are always facing / leaning toward the sun or heliotropisme.

Flowers arranged compound. There are two types of flowers: a floral or flower of the tongue carrying a large yellow petal and sterile yellow, and a fertile tube flower and seed yield. The flower of this tube can reach 2000 buds in a bunch of flowers. Pollination is open (cross) and is assisted by insects. On a clear day.

the utilization of Sun flower is primarily as a source of oil, both food and industry. As a food, sunflower oil is suitable for frying, thickening and mixing salad. Sunflower oil is rich in linoleic acid (C18: 2), an unsaturated fatty acid that is good for human health.

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