- Native to North America, the history of the sunflower plant is extraordinary, since it has traveled thousands of kilometers from its discovery, to its importation, to be marketed in Russia, and returned to their habitat some years later.- Native to North America, the history of the sunflower plant is extraordinary, since it has traveled thousands of kilometers from its discovery, to its importation, to be marketed in Russia, and returned to their habitat some years later.
- In the language of the Aztecs, the nathual, the word "acahual" is used to name the sunflower and other similar plants. We could say then that this is the first recorded name for sunflower.
- the Native American Cherokee Tribe used the the infusion of sunflower leaves for the treatment of kidneys.