Index / Search / Helenium flexuosum
§1 Plant
Helenium flexuosum Raf.
vernacular purplehead sneezeweed — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Helenium
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 685 counties across 32 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Medium
- Shade
- High
- Moisture use
- Low
- Fire
- Low
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- None
- CaCO₃
- Low
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -28 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 140 min.
- Precipitation
- 20–60 in/yr
- pH range
- 4.5–7.5
- Root depth
- 6 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Multiple Stem
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- Short
- Mature height
- 3.2 ft
- Foliage texture
- Medium
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Moderate
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Summer
- Seed abundance
- High
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Moderate
- Stratify
- No
- Seeds / lb
- 2,000,000
- Propagation
- seed, bare root
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- No
- Browse palatability
- Medium
- Graze palatability
- Medium
- Palatable, human
- No
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 685 counties across 32 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Benton 05007
- Bradley 05011
- Calhoun 05013
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Columbia 05027
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Cross 05037
- Dallas 05039
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Greene 05055
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lafayette 05073
- Lawrence 05075
- Lee 05077
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Madison 05087
- Miller 05091
- Mississippi 05093
- Monroe 05095
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Ouachita 05103
- Perry 05105
- Phillips 05107
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- Sevier 05133
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Calhoun 12013
- Citrus 12017
- Clay 12019
- Columbia 12023
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Gilchrist 12041
- Hamilton 12047
- Hernando 12053
- Jefferson 12065
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Marion 12083
- Miami-Dade 12086
- Nassau 12089
- Pasco 12101
- Polk 12105
- Santa Rosa 12113
- Sumter 12119
- Wakulla 12129
Georgia view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- DuPage 17043
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Gallatin 17059
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Johnson 17087
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lawrence 17101
- Livingston 17105
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- Perry 17145
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Brown 18013
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dubois 18037
- Franklin 18047
- Gibson 18051
- Greene 18055
- Harrison 18061
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lawrence 18093
- Marshall 18099
- Martin 18101
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Morgan 18109
- Posey 18129
- Spencer 18147
- Switzerland 18155
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Washington 18175
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Ballard 21007
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Butler 21031
- Calloway 21035
- Carlisle 21039
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Fleming 21069
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Grayson 21085
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lincoln 21137
- Livingston 21139
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Metcalfe 21169
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Nelson 21179
- Oldham 21185
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Simpson 21213
- Taylor 21217
- Todd 21219
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
Louisiana view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Claiborne 22027
- Concordia 22029
- De Soto 22031
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafourche 22057
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Union 22111
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- Winn 22127
Maine view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 73 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Audrain 29007
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carter 29035
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
New Hampshire view state ↗ 9 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 8 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 17 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Avery 37011
- Bertie 37015
- Buncombe 37021
- Carteret 37031
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Clay 37043
- Columbus 37047
- Craven 37049
- Duplin 37061
- Gates 37073
- Graham 37075
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Hertford 37091
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Lee 37105
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Montgomery 37123
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pasquotank 37139
- Pender 37141
- Polk 37149
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Transylvania 37175
- Union 37179
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Wilson 37195
- Yancey 37199
Ohio view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Butler 39017
- Clinton 39027
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Hamilton 39061
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Jackson 39079
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Lucas 39095
- Meigs 39105
- Morgan 39115
- Muskingum 39119
- Pickaway 39129
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Vinton 39163
Oklahoma view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Franklin 42055
- Lancaster 42071
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northumberland 42097
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Cannon 47015
- Carter 47019
- Clay 47027
- Coffee 47031
- Crockett 47033
- Cumberland 47035
- Dickson 47043
- Fayette 47047
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Henry 47079
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lawrence 47099
- Lewis 47101
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Maury 47119
- McNairy 47109
- Montgomery 47125
- Moore 47127
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Overton 47133
- Pickett 47137
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- White 47185
Vermont view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Augusta 51015
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
West Virginia view state ↗ 18 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/HEFL ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5401838 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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