Helenium drummondii is a species of perennial plant in the Sunflower Family, commonly known as fringed sneezeweed.[2] It is native to the south- central United States, in eastern Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana.[3]

Helenium drummondii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Helenium
Species:
H. drummondii
Binomial name
Helenium drummondii
H.Rock
Synonyms[1]
  • Leptopoda fimbriata Torr. & A.Gray 1842, illegitimate homonym not (Michx.) Eaton 1829

Helenium drummondii is an perennial herb up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. Leaves are long, thin, and grass-like. One plant can usually produce only 1-3 flower heads. The head is spherical or hemispherical, with sometimes as many as 1000 yellow disc florets, plus 13-30 yellow ray florets. The species grows in bogs, swamps, and other wet places.[2]

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