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Sunflower seeds, which yield sunflower oil - you've seen it in the grocery.
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
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Does North Dakota produse the most sunflowers in the world?
yes, it does produce the most sunflowers in the world
Are sunflowers sexual or asexual?
Sunflowers produce sexually. They have both male and female parts of a flower.
How do sunflowers produce gas?
sunflowers fart producing a methane gas called methane gas. it is a smell anti toxian that could kill u
Are sunflowers seedless?
No, sunflowers produce seeds that can be collected and eaten or used to grow new sunflowers. The seeds are typically found in the center of the flower head.
What state produces the most sunflowers?
North Dakota produces about half the U.S. crop, and South Dakota about one-fourth. Kansas and Texas also produce sunflowers.
How do sunflowers pollinate?
Sunflowers reproduce by large seeds that form in the center of their flowerhead.
What kind of flowers usually produce allergy-inducing pollen?
Sunflowers usually produce the most pollen. More than other flowers.
Do sunflowers have chlorophyll?
Yes, sunflowers have chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is a pigment that gives plants their green color and is essential for photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy. Sunflowers, like other plants, rely on chlorophyll to capture sunlight and produce their own food.
What is the sunflower that does not grow seeds?
All sunflowers produce seeds if they are fertilized. The only way they would not develop seeds is if they were pollenless and there were no sunflowers with pollen within range (about 3 miles for a honeybee) to fertilize them.
Do sunflowers produce seeds?
Yes, most of them do, in fact the seeds are very good for birds. If you just leave the flower head to seed on the plant the birds can come and get them, or you could harvest them yourself and place them where birds can find them. However I have heard of pollenless sunflowers, I don't know if they produce seeds.
What type of leaves does a sunflower have?
Sunflowers produce large, flat green or greenish-purple leaves that are saw-tooth edged.
Is sunflower a leguminous?
No, sunflowers are not leguminous. Sunflowers belong to the family Asteraceae , while legumes are part of the family Fabaceae. Leguminous plants, such as beans and peas, are characterized by their ability to fix nitrogen in the soil through a symbiotic relationship with specific bacteria. Sunflowers do not have this characteristic.
