| Taxon | Helianthus cusickii |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | sunflower; sun-flower; sun flower |
| Species common name(s) | Cusick's sunflower; Cusick's wild sunflower; Cusick sunflower; Cusick wild sunflower; turnip-root sunflower; turnip root sunflower; turniproot sunflower; parsnip-root sunflower; parsnip-root sunflower |
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| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | wild sunflower is applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; yerba amarilla is applied to taxa in multiple families |
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| Notes | Cusick is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Cusicks is an error |
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