Helenium drummondii

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 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 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. 1 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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