Pretty Sneezeweed

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Helenium elegans

Pretty Sneezeweed, a reference photo
Photo: Clarence A. Rechenthin @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database · Public domain

Helenium elegans is a North American perennial plant in the sunflower family, commonly known as pretty sneezeweed. It is native to the south-central United States and to northeastern Mexico.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Pretty Sneezeweed being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Species
Helenium elegans

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