Helenium autumnale Calflora

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Taxon Report

Helenium autumnale L.

Common sneezeweed

2017 Dean Goeren

2007 Louis-M. Landry

2004 Nick Kurzenko

2007 Louis-M. Landry

1996 Christopher L. Christie

Helenium autumnale is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~4 records in California Plant Characteristics

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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 wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Alkali Sink, North Coastal Coniferous Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Heleniastrum autumnale
JEF	Helenium altissimum
JEF	Helenium autumnale var. canaliculatum
JEF	Helenium autumnale var. fylesii
JEF	Helenium autumnale var. grandiflorum
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Information about Helenium autumnale from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (HEAU) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide 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. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/14/2025).