| SM | Specialized metabolism |
| STLs | Sesquiterpene lactones |
| CADs | trans-Cinnamic acid derivatives |
| CHS | Chalcone synthase |
| GAO | Germacrene A oxidase |
| UHPLC-UV-HRMS/MS | Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to UV detection and high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| OPLS-DA | Orthogonal projections to latent structures discriminant analysis |
| ANS | Anthocyanidin synthase |
| HaG8H | Helianthus annuus GAA 8β-hydroxylase CYP71BL1 |
| HaES | Helianthus annuus eupatolide synthase |
| CGT | Capitate glandular trichome |
| LT | Linear trichome |
| sLT | Small linear trichome previously referred as “flexuous type” |
| MCGT | Multiseriate capitate glandular trichome |
| CPD | #critical point drying |
| PDA | Photodiode array detector |
| AGC | Automatic gain control |
| DNP | Dictionary of Natural Products |
| Ha_qACT | Helianthus annus qPCR actin primers |
| Ha_qEF | Helianthus annus qPCR elongation factor primers |
| Ha_qGAPDH | Helianthus annus qPCR glycerin aldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase primers |