| Southeastern sneezeweed
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| Helenium pinnatifidum
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| Asteraceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also moist to wet wildflower gardens. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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| Availability: |
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Rarely grown by native plant nurseries. |
| Description: |
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Small to medium herbaceous wildflower. |
| Height: |
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Basal rosette about 1-3 inches in height; to 16 inches when in flower. Broader than tall except when in flower. |
| Growth Rate: |
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Moderate. |
| Range: |
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Southeastern United States south to Miami-Dade County and the Monroe County mainland. |
| Habitats: |
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Wet pinelands and marl prairies. |
| Soils: |
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Wet to moist, seasonally inundated sandy or calcareous soils, without humus. |
| Nutritional Requirements: |
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Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils. |
| Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. |
| Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. |
| Drought Tolerance: |
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Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought. |
| Light Requirements: |
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Full sun. |
| Flower Color: |
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Yellow. |
| Flower Characteristics: |
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Showy. |
| Flowering Season: |
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Spring. |
| Fruit: |
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Inconspicuous achene. |
| Wildlife and Ecology: |
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Attracts bee and butterfly pollinators. Provides seeds and insects for birds. |
| Horticultural Notes: |
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Can be grown from seed. |
| Comments: |
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See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page. |
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George D. Gann, 14 January 2015 In habitat, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
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