Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Plant Data

Order:

Asterales

Family:

Asteraceae (Daisy)

Type:

Flower

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Flower:

Yellow, many petals

Showy bright golden-yellow daisy-like flowers with a dull yellow central disc. The 5-10 rays which look like petals are wedge-shaped. Flowers are borne in loose terminal clusters.

Fruit:

A capsule.

Leaves:

Simple, stalkless, greyish-green leaves, oblong to elliptical, up to 5 inches in length. The leaves are arranged alternately along the stems and are scarcely toothed.

Maximum Size:

1 metre tall

Foraging Notes:

Poisonous.
Never consume a wild plant unless you are 100% certain that it is safe to eat and you know that you have identified it correctly.

Other Names:

Autumn Sneezeweed, Bitterweed, Common Sneezeweed, Dog-toothed Daisy, False Sunflower, Helen's Flower, Large-flowered Sneezeweed.

Frequency (UK):

Occasionally seen

Habitats:

Gardens, meadows, waterside, wetland, woodland.