Helenium amarum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Helenium amarum (Raf.) H. Rock

Yellow sneezeweed, Yellowdicks

2020 Darren Smith

Helenium amarum is an annual herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~11 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. amarum
Genus:	Helenium
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO

Information about Helenium amarum from other sources


USDA PLANTS Profile (HEAM) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/24/2025).