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Helenium flexuosum
purplehead sneezeweed
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Helenium flexuosum Raf.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		purplehead sneezeweed
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asterales, Family Asteraceae, Genus Helenium, Species Helenium flexuosum


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S5
Evidence:		1 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Buffalo National River
Cape Cod National Seashore	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Congaree National Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Everglades National Park	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	9/19/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 12:12:54 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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