About Helenium vernale Walter
Helenium vernale Walter is a North American flowering plant species belonging to the aster family. Its common names are Savanna sneezeweed and spring sneezeweed. It is native to the southeastern United States, ranging from Louisiana to the Carolinas. This species is a perennial herb that can grow up to 80 cm (31.5 in) tall, and has small ridges extending down the sides of its stem. A single plant typically produces just 1 to 3 hemispherical flower heads, with each flower head growing on its own individual stalk. Each flower head can hold up to 800 very small disc flowers. Individual disc flowers measure 4.6–6.0 mm (0.18–0.24 in) across, are yellow at their base, and yellow or yellow-brown near their tips. This species also produces 13–30 yellow ray flowers per flower head.
