Asteraceae (Helenieae tribe)

(as-tr-AY-see-ee / hel-EE-nee)
– a family in the Asterales order –

Here in the St. Louis Area, we have 3 not-too-obscure plants that are in the “Sneezeweed” tribe of the Aster Family:

• Helenium amarum (Bitter Sneezeweed) [intro]
• Helenium autumnale (Common Sneezeweed) [CC5]
• Helenium flexuosum (Purplehead Sneezeweed [CC3]

[CC] = Coefficient of Conservatism