Subject: Commercial sunflower fields, Helianthus annus

Location: Tuscany, Near Poggibonsi. Italy

Stock Number: DCP-0520

Comments: Italy ranks seventh in the world for number of acres devoted to sunflowers. Much of the sunflower production is centered in Tuscany.

Sunflowers are used primarily to produce cooking oils, though some of the seeds are sold as food for birds and other animals, and some end up as human snack food.