sneezeweed
Family
AsteraceaeScientific Name
Helenium amarum
Other Common Names:
yellow sneezeweed
bitterweed; bitter sneezeweed; yellowdicks
Synonyms (former Scientific Names):
Helenium tenuifolium
Growth Habit
upright and nonwoody
Thorns or Spines
not present
Approximate Flower Diameter
pencil
Dominant Flower Color
yellow
Flower Symmetry
radial symmetery
Leaf Shape
Varies:
needle,
spatulate
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Structure
simple
Leaf Stalk
none
Stem Hairs
no hairs
Milky Sap
not present
Root Structure
taproot
Life Cycle
winter annual
Ochrea
not present
Plant Type
Herb