Helenium bolanderi A.Gray

Coastal sneezeweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Helenium

Characteristics

Perennials, 25–140 cm. Stems usually 1, usually unbranched distally, weakly winged, glabrous proximally, sparsely to moderately hairy distally. Leaves glabrous or sparsely hairy; basal and proximal blades spatulate, entire; mid and distal blades ovate to oblanceolate to oblong-elliptic, entire. Heads 1(–3) per plant, usually borne singly. Peduncles 10–30(–50) cm, usually densely hairy (tomentose near involucres). Involucres depressed hemispheric to globoid, 14–24 × 18–34 mm. Phyllaries (connate proximally) usually tomentose. Ray florets 15–30, pistillate, fertile; corollas yellow, (12–)16–28(–37) × 6–13(–25) mm. Disc florets 300–750(–1000+); corollas yellow proximally, yellow to brown to purple distally, 4–5(–5.2) mm, lobes 5. Cypselae 1.5–2.5 mm, moderately to densely hairy; pappi of 6–8 entire, aristate scales (2.5–)3–4.5 mm. 2n = 32.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 1.4
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-7

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Cultivation

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Minimum temperature (C°) -18
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Images

Helenium bolanderi unspecified picture

Distribution

Helenium bolanderi world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:211764-1
WFO ID wfo-0000003569
COL ID 3K4JC
BDTFX ID -
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Heleniastrum bolanderi Dugaldia grandiflora Helenium bigelovii var. festivum Helenium bolanderi