North Carolina Wildflowers

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Asteraceae (Compositae) > Helenium (sneezeweeds)

Purplehead Sneezeweed (Helenium flexuosum) Purplehead Sneezeweed (Helenium flexuosum)
Johnston Co., NC
29 May 2005

Uncommon but widespread across NC

Purplehead Sneezeweed (Helenium flexuosum) Purplehead Sneezeweed (Helenium flexuosum)
Johnston Co., NC
29 May 2005
Fine-leaved Sneezeweed, Yellowdicks, Bitterweed (Helenium amarum var. amarum) Fine-leaved Sneezeweed, Yellowdicks, Bitterweed (Helenium amarum var. amarum)
Orange Co., NC
24 Aug 2006

Common statewide in NC, especially along roadsides and other disturbed areas.

Fine-leaved Sneezeweed, Yellowdicks, Bitterweed (Helenium amarum var. amarum) Fine-leaved Sneezeweed, Yellowdicks, Bitterweed (Helenium amarum var. amarum)
Orange Co., NC
24 Aug 2006

Fine-leaved Sneezeweed flowers attract many species of butterflies.

Fine-leaved Sneezeweed, Yellowdicks, Bitterweed (Helenium amarum var. amarum) Fine-leaved Sneezeweed, Yellowdicks, Bitterweed (Helenium amarum var. amarum)
Orange Co., NC
24 Aug 2006

Fine-leaved Sneezeweed, Yellowdicks, Bitterweed (Helenium amarum var. amarum) Fine-leaved Sneezeweed, Yellowdicks, Bitterweed (Helenium amarum var. amarum)
Orange Co., NC
24 Aug 2006

Common Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) Common Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
Craven Co., NC
27 Aug 2006

Statewide and common in various moist soils habitats in NC.

Common Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) Common Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
Craven Co., NC
27 Aug 2006
Common Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) Common Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
Craven Co., NC
27 Aug 2006
Common Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) Common Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
Craven Co., NC
27 Aug 2006

Common Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) Common Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
Granville Co., NC
10 Sep 2006

Common Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) Common Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
Granville Co., NC
10 Sep 2006

Common Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) Common Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
Granville Co., NC
10 Sep 2006

Common Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) Common Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
Granville Co., NC
10 Sep 2006



Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.


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