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Asteraceae
Helenium

not marked as a favorite taxon Helenium vernale Walter. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Wet pine savannas and adjacent ditches. Distribution: Se. NC south to ne. FL, Panhandle FL, and west to e. LA.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA21, GW2, K4, RAB, SE1, WH3, Bierner (1972); = Helenium helenium (Nutt.) Small — S; ~ Helenium nuttallii A.Gray; ~ Leptopoda helenium Nutt. Basionym: Helenium vernale Walter 1788

Links to other floras: = Helenium vernale - FNA21

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Helenium vernale© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Helenium vernale© Alan Cressler: Helenium vernale, Apalachicola National Forest, Franklin County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Helenium vernale© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Helenium vernale© Alan Cressler: Helenium vernale, Paulk's Prairie Wildlife Management Area, Glynn County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Helenium vernale© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷

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