Helenium chihuahuense is a North American perennial plant in the sunflower family.

It has been found only in the state of Chihuahua in northwestern Mexico.

[1][3] Helenium chihuahuense is a branching annual herb up to 78 cm (31.2 inches) tall with thick rootstocks producing only one stem with a single flower head.

The leaves are long, narrow and irregularly lobed.

The head is spherical or egg-shaped, with many disc flowers, each yellow with purple tips.