Helenium elegans
(Pretty Sneezeweed)
Helenium elegans, Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park 4463
Helenium elegans, Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park 4566
Helenium elegans, Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park 4465
| Scientific Name | Helenium elegans | USDA PLANTS Symbol | HEEL |
| Common Name | Pretty Sneezeweed | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 36015 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Found in relatively moist areas along streams, pond banks, washes. Plant: Erect, branched, tall annual, 3 to 4 ft high with smooth winged stems. Leaves: Alternate, lower and mid blades lanceolate to narrowly elliptic with smooth, toothed or lobed edges; upper blades lanceolate to linear with entire edges. Lower leaves wither by blooming time. Inflorescence: Panicles of many (20 to 200+) composite flower heads per plant, each about 1-1/2 inches across; 10 to 17 yellow rays 1/4 to 5/8-inch long often dark reddish-brown at bases; large, protruding ball-shaped central disk with 100 to 700+ florets, yellow near base becoming dark brown above; hairy phyllaries. Bloom Period: Spring to fall. References: H. quadridentalum in "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, and Flora of North America. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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