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Asteraceae
Helenium

not marked as a favorite taxon Helenium Linnaeus. Common name: Sneezeweed, Bitterweed.

Key to Helenium

A genus of about 32-40 species, herbs, of America.

Glossary (beta!)

References: Bierner (1972); Bierner (1989); Bierner (2006b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006c); Cronquist (1980); Fernald (1943); Knox (1987); Knox et al. (2016); Rock (1957); Rydberg (1915). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Helenium© Richard & Teresa Ware | Helenium autumnale CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
image #2 of Helenium© Aidan Campos | Helenium elegans source
image #3 of Helenium© Keith Bradley | Helenium pinnatifidum | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Helenium© Gary P. Fleming | Helenium flexuosum | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Helenium© Bruce A. Sorrie | Helenium amarum | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Helenium© Gary P. Fleming | Helenium brevifolium | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Helenium© Alan Cressler: Helenium vernale, Apalachicola National Forest, Franklin County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler | Helenium vernale source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Helenium© Richard & Teresa Ware | Helenium amarum CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
image #9 of Helenium© Gary P. Fleming | Helenium virginicum

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