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Cucumberleaf sunflower

Helianthus debilis

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Common names

23 names · 15 languages
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Other languages (14)
Dutch
  • Zonnebloem
French
  • Hélianthe[4]
  • Hélianthe débile[8]
Arabic
  • دوار الشمس الضعيف[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 瓜叶葵（广义）[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 瓜葉向日葵[3]
Czech
  • slunečnice útlá[3]
Finnish
  • ranta-auringonkukka[3]
German
  • Gurkenblättrige Sonnenblume[4]
  • Schwache Sonnenblume[2]
Hebrew
  • חמנית החופים[3]
  • חמנית זוחלת[3]
Japanese
  • ヒメヒマワリ (広義)[3]
Portuguese
  • girassol-de-jardim[2]
Russian
  • Подсолнечник слабый[3]
  • Подсолнечник увечный[3]
Slovak
  • slnečnica slabá[3]
Swedish
  • miniatyrsolros[3]
Sources & name notes (8)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Helianthus debilis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • cucumberleaf sunflower — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 126565; Helianthus debilis.
  • beach sunflower — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 126565; Helianthus debilis.
  • dune sunflower — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 126565; Helianthus debilis.
[2] Helianthus debilis — GBIF vernacular names (Catalogue of Life) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Catalogue of Life. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • cucumberleaf sunflower — results[12] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3119191/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3119191; sourceTaxonKey 295032019; Helianthus debilis.
  • Schwache Sonnenblume — results[5] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3119191/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3119191; sourceTaxonKey 295032019; Helianthus debilis.
  • dune sunflower — results[13] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3119191/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3119191; sourceTaxonKey 295032019; Helianthus debilis.
  • girassol-de-jardim — results[14] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3119191/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3119191; sourceTaxonKey 295032019; Helianthus debilis.
[3] Helianthus debilis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • cucumberleaf sunflower — results[5].names[1]; taxon id 126565; Helianthus debilis.
  • beach sunflower — results[5].names[4]; taxon id 126565; Helianthus debilis.
  • dune sunflower — results[5].names[7]; taxon id 126565; Helianthus debilis.
  • slunečnice útlá — results[5].names[3]; taxon id 126565; Helianthus debilis.
  • Подсолнечник слабый — results[5].names[5]; taxon id 126565; Helianthus debilis.
  • Подсолнечник увечный — results[5].names[6]; taxon id 126565; Helianthus debilis.
  • ヒメヒマワリ (広義) — results[5].names[8]; taxon id 126565; Helianthus debilis.
  • miniatyrsolros — results[5].names[9]; taxon id 126565; Helianthus debilis.
  • 瓜葉向日葵 — results[5].names[10]; taxon id 126565; Helianthus debilis.
  • חמנית החופים — results[5].names[11]; taxon id 126565; Helianthus debilis.
  • חמנית זוחלת — results[5].names[12]; taxon id 126565; Helianthus debilis.
  • 瓜叶葵（广义） — results[5].names[13]; taxon id 126565; Helianthus debilis.
  • دوار الشمس الضعيف — results[5].names[14]; taxon id 126565; Helianthus debilis.
  • ranta-auringonkukka — results[5].names[15]; taxon id 126565; Helianthus debilis.
  • slnečnica slabá — results[5].names[16]; taxon id 126565; Helianthus debilis.
[4] Helianthus debilis — GBIF vernacular names (DAISIE - Inventory of alien invasive species in Europe) ↗

GBIF aggregation of DAISIE - Inventory of alien invasive species in Europe. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Gurkenblättrige Sonnenblume — results[2] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3119191/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3119191; sourceTaxonKey 159508704; Helianthus debilis.
  • Hélianthe — results[3] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3119191/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3119191; sourceTaxonKey 159508704; Helianthus debilis.
[5] Helianthus debilis — GBIF vernacular names (GRIN Taxonomy) ↗

GBIF aggregation of GRIN Taxonomy. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • beach sunflower — results[8] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3119191/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3119191; sourceTaxonKey 101321464; Helianthus debilis.
[6] Helianthus debilis — GBIF vernacular names (Checklist of Vascular Plants in Korea) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Checklist of Vascular Plants in Korea. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Beach sunflower, Cucumber-leaf sunflower — results[0] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3119191/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3119191; sourceTaxonKey 223667408; Helianthus debilis.
[7] Helianthus debilis — GBIF vernacular names (The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species) ↗

GBIF aggregation of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Weak Sunflower — results[33] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3119191/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3119191; sourceTaxonKey 176793114; Helianthus debilis.
[8] Helianthus debilis — GBIF vernacular names (TAXREF) ↗

GBIF aggregation of TAXREF. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Hélianthe débile — results[4] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3119191/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3119191; sourceTaxonKey 221961409; Helianthus debilis.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Helianthus debilis is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Asteraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Helianthus species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
E. U.S.A. to Texas.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Cucumberleaf sunflower (Helianthus debilis) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Helianthus debilis — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 335224; ID 3K5VF; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 335224; ID 3K5VF; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 1, entry Helianthus species (top 157 pt)

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  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Helianthus debilis — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 536993; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1690190, 1690191, 1690192, 1690193, 1690194, 1690195, 1690196, 1690197, 1690198, 1690199, 1690200, 1690201, 1690202, 1690203, 1690204, 1690205, 1690206, 1690207, 1690208

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.