| FITCHIA | Genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family native to certain Pacific islands |
| BARBARASBUTTONS | Folk name for plants in the sunflower tribe, native to the southern US (8, 7) |
| HONSHUWOLF | Extinct mammal, once native to certain islands of Japan (6, 4) |
| PANDAS | Bear-like mammals native to certain mountain forests in China (6) |
| SACHSIA | Plant in the sunflower family, named in honour of the botanist Julius von Sachs (7) |
| ARNICA | Herbaceous plant in the sunflower family, used in a tincture to treat bruises (6) |
| ARTICHOKE | Jerusalem -; tuber of a plant in the sunflower family, eaten as a vegetable in risottos, soups, gratins and warm salads (9) |
| TARRAGON | Perennial herb in the sunflower family (8) |
| CAPSICUM | Genus of plants from the nightshade family native to the Americas, whose fruits are commonly called chilli pepper, red or green pepper, or sweet pepper in Britain |
| HELENIUM | Genus of plants of the daisy family native to America whose species includes yellowdicks |
| RUDBECKIA | Genus of plants of the daisy family native to North America that includes black-eyed Susan |
| IXIA | Genus of plants of the iris family native to South Africa with ornamental sword-shaped leaves (4) |
| HUDSONIA | Small genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Cistaceae, native to North America |
| ZINNIA | Plant of the sunflower family in abundance in Mexico (6) |
| INULA | Plant genus of the sunflower family (Asteraceae) to which elecampane belongs (5) |
| STEVIA | Sweetener made from the leaves of a plant of the sunflower family commonly known as sweetleaf |
| SOTOL | Yuccalike desert plants of the agave family native to the USA and new Mexico |
| DRAGONTREE | Slow-growing palm-like tree of the agave family, native to the Canary Islands |
| ACKEE | Tree of the soapberry family native to West Africa cultivated in the Caribbean for its fruit (5) |
| ELKWEED | Flowering perennial plant of the Gentian family native to the western US |