Helenium flexuosum Rafinesque. Southern Sneezeweed. Phen: May-Aug. Hab: Moist pastures, moist forests, riverbanks, wet pine rocklands (in s. FL). Dist: S. ME west to MN, south to c. peninsular FL and TX; disjunct in s. FL.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Rayless plants of s. FL likely warrant taxonomic recognition.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Fl7, FNA21, G, GrPl, GW2, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Oh3, Pa, RAB, SE1, Tn, Va, W, WH3, WV, Bierner (1972); > Helenium floridanum Fernald – Fernald (1943); > Helenium godfreyi Fernald – Fernald (1943); > Helenium nudiflorum Nutt. – F, S, Tat, Fernald (1943); > Helenium polyphyllum Small – S
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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