Helenium drummondii

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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| image = Helenium drummondii.jpg

| genus = Helenium

| species = drummondii

| authority = H.Rock

| synonyms_ref = [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-87522 The Plant List, Helenium drummondii H.Rock ]

| synonyms = *Leptopoda fimbriata Torr. & A.Gray 1842, illegitimate homonym not (Michx.) Eaton 1829

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Helenium drummondii is a species of perennial plant in the Sunflower Family, commonly known as fringed sneezeweed. It is native to the south- central United States, in eastern Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana.[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Helenium%20drummondii.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]

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.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066852 Flora of North America, Helenium drummondii H. Rock, 1957. Fringed sneezeweed ]