Helenium autumnale

Helenium autumnale

Taxobox
name = Common Sneezeweed


image_caption =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Helenieae
genus = "Helenium"
species = "H. autumnale"
binomial = "Helenium autumnale"
binomial_authority = L.

Common sneezeweed, "Helenium autumnale", is a flowering plant native to North America. Other common names include Helen's flower, bitterweed, and false sunflower.

Natural habitat and distribution

This plant is found throughout the contiguous mainland United States.

Appearance

Common Sneezeweed grows 1 to 5 feet tall. In late summer and fall, it bears daisylike flowers with notched, recurved petals. Most species have golden-yellow flowers, but garden cultivars exist in many shades.

Cultivation

Common Sneezeweed is cultivated as a garden perennial. There are mutiple named varieties varying in color and height. "Pumilum Magnificum" is a yellow variety about two feet tall. "Bruno," a reddish brown cultivar, "Copper Spray," which is orange, and "Butterpat," which is golden, all grow 3 to 3 1/2 feet tall. "Chippersfield Orange" is 3 1/2 to 4 feet tall and is gold.

References

*Citation
last = Crockett
first = James U.
author-link =James Underwood Crockett
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first2 =
author2-link =
title =Perennials
place=New York
publisher = Time-Life Books
year =1972
location =
volume =
edition =2
url =
doi =
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*Citation
last = Peterson
first = Roger T.
author-link =Roger Tory Peterson
last2 =McKenny
first2 =Margaret
author2-link =
title =A Field Guide to Wildflowers of Northeastern and North-Central North America
place=Boston
publisher = Houghton Mifflin
year =1968
location =
volume =
edition =9
url =
doi =
id =

*Citation
last =USDA
first =
author-link =
last2 =
first2 =
author2-link =
title = PLANTS profile for Helenium autumnale (common sneezeweed)
date =
year =
url =http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HEAU
accessdate = 2007-05-08


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  • Helenium autumnale var. montanum — ID 39114 Symbol Key HEAUM Common Name mountain sneezeweed Family Asteraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, CO, ID, KS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY Growth… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Helenium autumnale L. — Symbol HEAU Common Name common sneezeweed Botanical Family Asteraceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Helenium autumnale — noun North American perennial with bright yellow late summer flowers • Syn: ↑autumn sneezeweed • Hypernyms: ↑sneezeweed …   Useful english dictionary

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