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It is one of the ways call the sunflower in Mexico. It is a herbaceous plant with large yellow flowers. Its scientific name is Helianthus annuus and belongs to the family Asteraceae. It also receives other names like calom e browband headstall, wonder, mirasol, tlapololote, teja corn. Acahual, is a word of Nahuatl origin that is etymologically atl (water) and cahualli (left, abandoned, without). The seeds are edible and oilseeds, a very thin oil is extracted from it. Its flowers look like a Sun and are always looking towards it.