Bitter Sneezeweed
| Plant Profile | |
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Common Name: Bitter Sneezeweed Other Names: Narrowleaved Sneezeweed, Bitterweed, Yellowdicks Species Name: Helenium amarum Family Name: Asteraceae, Sunflower Family |
Examples of Bitter SneezeweedHelenium amarum
| Plant Facts | |
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| 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 | |
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| Soil Type | All |
| Habitat | Waste areas, right-of-ways and abused pastures |
| Successional Stage | Early |
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