Asteraceae
Aspen sunflower
Helianthella quinquenervis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Helianthella
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 五脉菊
- English
- Aspen sunflower, Five nerve helianthella, Fivenerve helianthella
- German
- Fünfnervige Zwergsonnenblume
Synonyms
- Helianthella quinquenervis var. quinquenervis
- Helianthus quinquenervis Hook.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.