Common Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale L.)

Posted byGeorgePosted inAsteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family), Native, Photographic Location: Cedars of Lebanon State Park in Middle Tennessee., Photographic Location: May Prairie State Natural Area in Middle Tennessee., Photographic Location: Wilson County in Middle Tennessee., PoisonousTags:, , , , ,
  • Photographic Location: Cedars of Lebanon State Park in Middle Tennessee.
  • Photographic Location: Cedars of Lebanon State Park in Middle Tennessee.
  • Photographic Location: May Prairie State Natural Area in Middle Tennessee.
  • Photographic Location: May Prairie State Natural Area in Middle Tennessee.
  • Photographic Location: May Prairie State Natural Area in Middle Tennessee.

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)

Synonym(s):  Fall Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Notes: The genus is thought to have been named by Linnaeus for Helen of Troy. The legend is that the flowers sprung up from the ground where her tears fell.

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