About Helenium brevifolium (Nutt.) Wood
Helenium brevifolium (Nutt.) Wood, commonly known as shortleaf sneezeweed, is a North American perennial plant in the sunflower family. It is native to the southeastern United States, ranging from Virginia to eastern Louisiana, and extending inland as far as Tennessee. This perennial herb grows up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. A single plant can produce up to 10 flower heads arranged in branching clusters. Each flower head is spherical or hemispherical, and can sometimes hold as many as 800 disc florets. Each disc floret is yellow near its base, and can be purple, brown, or yellow toward its tip. The species also produces 9 to 24 yellow ray florets, and grows in bogs, swamps, and other wet habitats.
