Bitter Sneezeweed

Plant Profile
FYUSE 3D Image	Common Name: Bitter Sneezeweed Other Names: Narrowleaved Sneezeweed, Bitterweed, Yellowdicks Species Name: Helenium amarum Family Name: Asteraceae, Sunflower Family


Plant Facts
Origin	Native
Duration	Annual
Distribution in the U.S.	Eastern half of the country
Distribution in Oklahoma	Throughout the state except in the northwest

ID Characteristics

Field Identification Characteristics
- Profuse branching of stem gives bushy appearance
- Small, narrow leaves
- Spicy odor when crushed
- Flower head is yellow with spherical center and downward pointing, lobed petals
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Leaf Type: Simple
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
- Leaf Shape: Linear to linear-filiform
- Stipules: Absent
Floral Characteristics
- Petal Number: 8-10
- Flower Color: Yellow
- Flower Timing: July-October
- Fruit Type: Achenes


Habitat/Ecology
Soil Type	All
Habitat	Waste areas, right-of-ways and abused pastures
Successional Stage	Early