Minnesota Seasons - common sneezeweed


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Helenium autumnale var. autumnale

Taxonomy	Family:	Asteraceae (aster)
	Subfamily:	Asteroideae
	Supertribe:	Helianthodae
	Tribe:	Helenieae
	Subtribe:	Gaillardiinae

Nativity	Native
Status
Habitat	Moist to wet. Forests, prairies, fens, marshes, river banks, streambanks, roadsides, railroads, disturbed sties. Full sun.
Flowering	August to October
Flower Color	Yellow ray florets, yellow disk florets
Height	24″ to 60″

Identification

Similar Species	Purple-head sneezeweed (Helenium flexuosum) disk florets are purple or brownish-purple. It has been recorded only in Carlton County.

Range			Sources: 2, 3, 5, 7.

Sightings	Afton State Park Charles A. Lindbergh State Park Felton Prairie SNA Shrike Unit Glacial Lakes State Park Joseph A. Tauer Prairie SNA Louisville Swamp			Old Mill State Park Regal Meadow Roscoe Prairie SNA Schaefer Prairie Strandness Prairie Yellow Bank Hills SNA Wahpeton Prairie WMA Western Prairie SNA Zimmerman Prairie

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Synonyms	Helenium autumnale var. canaliculatum Helenium autumnale var. parviflorum Helenium canaliculatum Helenium latifolium Helenium parviflorum

Common Names	autumn sneezeweed bitterweed common sneezeweed false sunflower