The present disclosure provides a novel sunflower variety. The sunflower plant of the present disclosure is grown from a seed of a sunflower plant identified by Accession No. FERM BP-22444, Accession No. FERM BP-22445, Accession No. FERM BP-22446, Accession No. FERM BP-22447, Accession No. FERM BP-22448, Accession No. FERM BP-22449, Accession No. FERM BP-22450, or Accession No. FERM BP-22451.

The invention relates to the Safflower variety designated SXT Bright Citrine. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the Safflower variety SXT Bright Citrine. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the Safflower variety SXT Bright Citrine and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing Safflower plants by crossing the Safflower variety SXT Bright Citrine with itself or another Safflower variety and plants produced by such methods.

The present invention relates to elite transgenic safflower events which produce high levels of oleic acid.