Helenium drummondii
fringed sneezeweed
Family
Asteraceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate, basal (rosulate)
Leaf Margin
entire, dentate, pinnatifid, repand
Leaf Type
cauline, simple
Leaf Shape
linear, elliptic, lanceolate, oblanceolate, spatulate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
yellow
Flower Month
March - June
Height (meters)
0.2 - 0.6
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Cool season
Wetland Class
OBL
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
7
Field Characters
Flowers resemble those of H. autumnale but only have one to three flower heads per plant while H. autumnale has up to 30. The leaves are usually missing from the upper stem on H. drummondii and are present on H. autumnale. Helenium drummondii and H. autumnale may be confused with Gaillardia aestivalis which has inflorescences with purple centers (disk flowers) while those of Helenium are yellow.