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Yellow Sneezeweed or Bittterweed

Helenium amarum

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Field Notes

Description:

A summer annual about ½-2½' tall. Each head has a rounded center of golden yellow disc florets and a fringe of usually lighter yellow ray florets which are reflexed away from the center.

Habitat:

Riparian meadow and edge of Lake Lewisville have several of these plants after the spring rain.

Reference Links:

Helenium amarum, Helenium amarum (Yellow sneezeweed) | NPIN

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