Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Helenium amarum
Helenium amarum (Raf.) H. Rock
Yellow Sneezeweed, Bitterweed, Yellow Bitterweed, Yellowdicks, Slender-leaved Sneezeweed, Fine-leaved Sneezweed, Yellow Dog-fennel
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: HEAMUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Helenium amarum
Yellow Bitterweed
Asteraceae
Location: 14511 Star Cross Trail, Helotes.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Partial shade under Juniperus ashii. Rocky and stoney w/Juniperus humus and soil in interstices.
Description: Yellow, 8-rays and disk flowers. Head 14 mm dia. Rays staminate; phyllaries lacking orange glands; florets subtended by bristles; pappus of scales; Phyllaries erect/ascending; stems not winged; lobe of disk corollas yellow; plant 1.7-2 dm tall.
County: Bexar
Collector: Mike Fox
Collection Date: Aug 27. 1994
Specimen number: 116
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0920
Accession Date: Sep 27, 1994
Accession Number: 69
Annotations: SCXXB (In flower)