Detail View: Kansas Wildflowers: Helenium flexuosum Raf.

Catalog Number: 
6722
Record ID: 
KBS_LARC.6722_1200.Helm_fle2.tif
Global Unique Identifier: 
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:6722
Institution Code: 
KBS
Date Last Modified: 
12/16/2004
Basis Of Record: 
observation
Scientific Name: 
Helenium flexuosum Raf.
Family: 
Asteraceae
Genus: 
Helenium
Species: 
flexuosum
Scientific Name Author: 
Raf.
State or Province: 
Kansas
County: 
Labette
Locality: 
Parsons, 0.5 mi S, 3 mi E. Kansas Army Ammunition Plant. Mesic, tallgrass prairie hay meadow.
Physiographic Province: 
Osage Cuestas
Associated Plant Community: 
Tallgrass Prairie
Collector: 
Craig C. Freeman
Date Collected: 
6/22/1994
Rights: 
Craig C. Freeman
Source: 
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Genus Name Meaning: 
Named for Helen of Troy from the legend that flowers of this genus grew wherever Helen's tears fell
Species Name Meaning: 
flexible
Common Names: 
Purple-head sneezeweed
Description: 
Plant life form: Perennial
Description: 
Height: 3-10 dm
Description: 
Species description: Ray florets are yellow and sometimes purplish at the base; disk florets are purple or brownish-purple. Flowers bloom from July to September.
Description: 
"Species description: Erect perennial with stems winged and heavily branched above. Basal leaves usually withered by flowering time; stem leaves alternate, simple, and dotted."
Description: 
Habitat: Open moist sites.
Description: 
Range in Kansas: Extreme southeast part of the state.
Description: 
Warnings: POISONOUS--Can be toxic to livestock if ingested in large quantities.
Color: 
Yellow