Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Helenium brevifolium
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Read more about Littleleaf Sneezeweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Helenium brevifolium
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Helenium brevifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-75-002:
Helenium brevifolium FAMILY Asteraceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Helenium brevifolium
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Helenium curtisii
COMMON NAME:
Littleleaf Sneezeweed, Shortleaf Sneezeweed
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JK Marlow jkm220517_7842
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220517_7844
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220517_7846
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220517_7848
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220517_7848b
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_h_brevifolium_3
May Cherokee County AL
Similar to H. flexuosum but has only 1-4 heads (vs many) & blooms earlier, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_helenium_brevifolium
May
Similar to H. flexuosum but has few stem leaves and 5-lobed disk flowers, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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JK Marlow jkm210603_0908
June Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Basal leaves present at flowering, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm210603_0910
June Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210603_0911
June Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210603_0913
June Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Basal leaves elliptic to oblanceolate, 3-8cm long, base attenuate, petiolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm210603_0914
June Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Disc flowers yellow or reddish, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm210605_1117
June Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Stem leaves sessile with long, often very narrow, decurrent bases, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm210605_1134
June Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Disc flowers 5-lobed and with 5 stamens, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm211116_5023
November Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm211116_5029
November Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm211116_e5025
November Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Helenium brevifolium
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Helenium brevifolium
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Helenium brevifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-75-002:
Helenium brevifolium
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Helenium brevifolium
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Helenium curtisii
2391
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: seepage bogs, river-scoured cobble bars, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Alternate, often also basal
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Reddish-purple, brown, or yellow
Disc flowers five-lobed; ray flowers three-lobed
Disc flowers have 5 stamens
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual/ Ray flowers sterile (lacking pistil and style)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Light brown
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p172
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p114
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p155
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p128
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p349
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