| Helenium drummondii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Helenium |
| Species: | H. drummondii |
| Binomial name | |
| Helenium drummondii H.Rock | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
