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Scientific Name
Helenium amarum
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Helenium amarum (Raf.) H. Rock
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Sneezeweed
Park Synonyms
Helenium amarum var. amarum
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Asteranae |
| Order | Asterales |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Genus | Helenium |
| Species | Helenium amarum |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
on Park list
Nativeness
Non-native
Abundance
Rare
Elevation Range Tags
- Low
Life form Tags
- Annual herb
Park Rank Tags
- Park scarce
Taxa Group Tags
- Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Dicot
Bloom Time Tags
- August
- September
- October
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
KStraub@nps.gov
Created Date
11/2/2018 2:13:23 PM
Last Modified By
tevans@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/27/2025 10:09:42 AM
Notes
10/27/25 TE: Weakley 2024 no longer recognizes varieties for this taxon, reverted back to H. amarum.
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