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Helenium bolanderi
Helenium bolanderi A. Gray
Coastal Sneezeweed
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s): Dugaldia grandiflora, Helenium bigelovii var. festivum
USDA Symbol: HEBO2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
The genus is thought to have been named by Linnaeus for Helen of Troy. The legend is that the flowers sprung up from the ground where her tears fell.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 4-1/2 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Purple , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Rays yellow. Discs yellow proximally, yellow to brown to purple distally.
Distribution
USA: CA , ORValue to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native BeesThis information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Additional resources
USDA: Find Helenium bolanderi in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Helenium bolanderi in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Helenium bolanderi
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-12-27Research By: TWC Staff