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Helianthella parryi
Scientific classification
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Asteroideae
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Helianthella
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H. parryi
Binomial name
Helianthella parryi
A.Gray 1864

Helianthella parryi, common name Parry's dwarf-sunflower, is a North American plant species in the sunflower family. It grows in the southwestern United States, in the States of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah.

Helianthella parryi is a herbaceous plant up to 50 cm (20 in) tall. The plant usually produces only one yellow flower heads per stem, though sometimes 2 or 3. Heads are nodding (hanging). Each head contains 8-14 yellow ray flowers surrounding numerous yellow disc flowers.

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