About Helenium mexicanum Kunth
Helenium mexicanum Kunth, commonly called cabezona, is a Mesoamerican perennial plant belonging to the sunflower family. It is native to Mexico and Central America, ranging south from Sonora and San Luis Potosí to Costa Rica. This species is a perennial herb that can grow up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall. A single plant can produce multiple yellow flower heads, with each flower head growing on its own thin stalk. Each flower head has an almost spherical central region covered in many small disc flowers; each disc flower is yellow at the base and coffee-brown or red at the tip. 1 to 17 yellow ray flowers grow around the outer edge of each flower head.
