Helenium
Sign in to saveHelenium is a genus of annuals and herbaceous perennial plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the Americas.
Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Helenieae
- Named after
- Helen of Troy
- Image
- Helenium autumnale1.jpg
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Helenium is a genus of annuals and herbaceous perennial plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the Americas.
They bear yellow or orange daisy-like composite flowers. A number of these species (particularly Helenium autumnale) have the common name sneezeweed, based on the former use of their dried leaves in making snuff. It was inhaled to cause sneezing that would supposedly rid the body of evil spirits. Larger species may grow up to tall.