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Helenium amarum (Raf.) H. Rock
yellowdicks
Symbol: HEAM
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Native
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About yellowdicks

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Plant source and reference for Helenium amarum

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State Distributional Map for HEAM
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Plant Distribution by State

Helenium amarum (Raf.) H. Rock

HEAM

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Related Taxa:
Helenium amarum (Raf.) H. Rock

View 440 genera in Asteraceae, 19 species in Helenium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for variety profiles.

Distribution of Helenium amarum var. amarum. Native. Image Available. Distribution of Helenium amarum var. badium. Native. Image Available.      
Helenium amarum var. amarum
yellowdicks		 Helenium amarum var. badium
yellowdicks		      
Nativity color legend

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Classification:
Helenium amarum (Raf.) H. Rock

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Asteridae –
                      Order Asterales –
                         Family Asteraceae – Aster family
                            Genus Helenium L. – sneezeweed
                               Species Helenium amarum (Raf.) H. Rock – yellowdicks

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Invasive Information:
Helenium amarum (Raf.) H. Rock
        bitter sneezeweed
        yellowdicks
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
KY   Haragan, P.D.. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and Adjacent States: A Field Guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky.. 278pp.
 
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Helenium amarum (Raf.) H. Rock
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FACU FACU- FACU- FACU NO FACU- FACU* NO NO NO NI* NO NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Helenium amarum (Raf.) H. Rock

View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36007.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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Helenium amarum (Raf.) H. Rock

    IL-Weeds of the North Central States

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