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Sneezeweed

Family: Asteraceae (Aster)

Scientific Name: Helenium autumnale 

Native perennial herb that grows on low-lying, moist prairies and other open spaces throughout the United States and Canada.

Watch for: Alternate, lance-shaped to elliptic leaves. Flower clusters at the ends of branches have yellow, wedge-shaped petals with three “teeth” on the ends.

Other names: Common Sneezeweed, Large-flowered Sneezeweed  Read more »