Helenium drummondii

Helenium drummondii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Helenium
Species:	H. drummondii
Binomial name
Helenium drummondii H.Rock
Synonyms1
Leptopoda fimbriata Torr. & A.Gray 1842, illegitimate homonym not (Michx.) Eaton 1829

Helenium drummondii is a species of perennial plant in the Sunflower Family, commonly known as fringed sneezeweed.² It is native to the south- central United States, in eastern Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana.³

Helenium drummondii is a perennial herb up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. Leaves are long, thin, and grass-like. One plant can usually produce only 1-3 flower heads. The head is spherical or hemispherical, with sometimes as many as 1000 yellow disc florets, plus 13-30 yellow ray florets. The species grows in bogs, swamps, and other wet places.²