Asteraceae
Fewleaf sunflower
Helianthus occidentalis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Helianthus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- دوار الشمس الغربي
- English
- Fewleaf sunflower
Synonyms
- Helianthus occidentalis var. occidentalis
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: DDennisM, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: stephen.kinyon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: Axdae, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: stephen.kinyon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: ben vc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.