Helenium drummondii

Helenium drummondii is a North American perennial plant in the Sunflower Family, commonly known as fringed sneezeweed.[2] It is native to the south- central United States, in eastern Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana.[3]

Helenium drummondii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Helenieae
Genus:
Helenium
Species:
H. drummondii
Binomial name
Helenium drummondii
Synonyms[1]
  • Leptopoda fimbriata Torr. & A.Gray 1842, illegitimate homonym not (Michx.) Eaton 1829

Helenium drummondii is an perennial herb up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. Leaves are long, thin, and grass-like. One plant can usually produce only 1-3 flower heads. The head is spherical or hemispherical, with sometimes as many as 1000 yellow disc florets, plus 13-30 yellow ray florets. The species grows in bogs, swamps, and other wet places.[2]

References
  1. The Plant List, Helenium drummondii H.Rock
  2. Flora of North America, Helenium drummondii H. Rock, 1957. Fringed sneezeweed
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map


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