Helenium autumnale

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family (Traditional)Asteraceae
GenusHelenium
Species:Helenium autumnale L.
Common NameSneezeweed
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Red; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: head; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value 5
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (1)

SynonymFull Citation
Helenium autumnale var. fylesii Helenium autumnale var. fylesii Boivin

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Barren (KY), Bell (KY), Bracken (KY), Bullitt (KY), Caldwell (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Casey (KY), Christian (KY), Clark (KY), Cumberland (KY), Estill (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Franklin (KY), Gallatin (KY), Garrard (KY), Graves (KY), Harrison (KY), Henderson (KY), Henry (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Laurel (KY), Lewis (KY), McCracken (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Marshall (KY), Meade (KY), Mercer (KY), Nelson (KY), Oldham (KY), Owen (KY), Pendleton (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Robertson (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Shelby (KY), Spencer (KY), Trimble (KY), Warren (KY), Whitley (KY), Woodford (KY), Anderson (TN), Bedford (TN), Benton (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carter (TN), Claiborne (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), DeKalb (TN), Fentress (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hancock (TN), Hawkins (TN), Jefferson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lewis (TN), Loudon (TN), McMinn (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Smith (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1931 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0234002 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Helenium autumnale
APSC0092056 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Helenium autumnale
UOS00942 Bedford Tennessee 03 Nov 1973 Bruce W. Hackemann
UOS
Helenium autumnale
TENN-V-0234291 Bell Kentucky
TENN
Helenium autumnale
SWMT04439 Benton Tennessee 03 Jul 1984 Brent Hedges
112
SWMT
Helenium autumnale
TENN-V-0234004 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Helenium autumnale
TENN-V-0234005 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Helenium autumnale
TENN-V-0234006 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Helenium autumnale
TENN-V-0234003 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Helenium autumnale
31973000005659 Bracken Kentucky 06 Aug 1982 Thieret, John
53577
KNK
Helenium autumnale
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Plant Photos

Helenium autumnale - Ashley B. Morris
Helenium autumnale - Ashley B. Morris
Helenium autumnale - Ashley B. Morris
Helenium autumnale - Ashley B. Morris
Helenium autumnale - Ashley B. Morris
Helenium autumnale - Ashley B. Morris
Helenium autumnale - Ashley B. Morris
Helenium autumnale - Ashley B. Morris
Helenium autumnale - Dwayne Estes
Helenium autumnale - Dwayne Estes
Helenium autumnale - Dwayne Estes
Helenium autumnale - Dwayne Estes
Helenium autumnale - Dwayne Estes
Helenium autumnale - Dwayne Estes
Helenium autumnale - Sunny Fleming
Helenium autumnale - Sunny Fleming
Helenium autumnale - Tara Littlefield
Helenium autumnale - Tara Littlefield
Helenium autumnale - Tara Littlefield
Helenium autumnale - Tara Littlefield
Helenium autumnale - Theo Witsell
Helenium autumnale - Theo Witsell
Helenium autumnale - Theo Witsell
Helenium autumnale - Theo Witsell