FNA: Helenium elegans var. elegans

	Helenium elegans var. elegans
	pretty sneezeweed
Habit	Plants (20–)30–100(–120) cm.
Leaves	proximal blades usually entire, rarely serrate; mid and distal leaves entire.
Peduncles	2–5(–7) cm.
Involucres	5–8 × 5–8 mm.
Ray florets	10–14; corollas 5.5–11.5 × 2.7–5.2 mm.
Disc florets	150–300(–500+).
Heads	20–100(–200+).
Cypselae	0.6–0.9 mm; pappi 0.05–0.2 mm.
2n	= 26.

	Helenium elegans var. elegans
Phenology	Flowering (May–)Jun–Aug (sometimes again in fall).
Habitat	Calcareous soils, ditches, washes, along streams
Elevation	100–600 m (300–2000 ft)
Distribution	AR; OK; TX [BONAP county map]
Source	FNA vol. 21, p. 433.
Parent taxa	Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Gaillardiinae > Helenium > Helenium elegans
Sibling taxa	H. elegans var. amphibolum
Name authority	unknown
Web links	WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

pretty sneezeweed

Habit

Plants (20–)30–100(–120) cm.

Leaves

proximal blades usually entire, rarely serrate;

mid and distal leaves entire.

Peduncles

2–5(–7) cm.

Involucres

5–8 × 5–8 mm.

Ray florets

10–14;

corollas 5.5–11.5 × 2.7–5.2 mm.

Disc florets

150–300(–500+).

Heads

20–100(–200+).

Cypselae

0.6–0.9 mm;

pappi 0.05–0.2 mm.

= 26.

Phenology

Flowering (May–)Jun–Aug (sometimes again in fall).

Habitat

Calcareous soils, ditches, washes, along streams

Elevation

100–600 m (300–2000 ft)

Distribution

AR; OK; TX

Source

Parent taxa

Sibling taxa

Name authority

unknown

Web links

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