Coastal sneezeweed facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Coastal sneezeweed |
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| Helenium bolanderi | |
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Helenieae
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Helenium
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H. bolanderi
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| Helenium bolanderi Gray 1868
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Helenium bolanderi is a type of flowering plant found in North America. It belongs to the daisy family. People often call it coastal sneezeweed.
This plant grows naturally in southern Oregon and northern California. You can find it as far south as Mendocino County. It mostly grows along the seacoast.
About Coastal Sneezeweed
Coastal sneezeweed is a plant that lives for more than two years. It can grow quite tall, sometimes reaching up to 140 centimeters (about 56 inches or 4 and a half feet).
What It Looks Like
This plant usually has a single, straight stem that does not branch out. Its leaves are shaped like ovals.
The flowers grow on bare stalks called peduncles. Each plant can have one to three flower heads. A flower head is a group of many small flowers that look like one big flower.
Each flower head has a ring of 15 to 30 golden yellow petals. These petals are called ray florets, and they bend backward. In the center of the flower head, there are often more than 1000 tiny flowers. These are called disc florets. They are yellow at the bottom but turn brown or purple near their tips.
Seeds and Fruit
After the flowers bloom, the plant produces tiny fruits. These fruits are called achenes. They are small, hairy, and only a few millimeters long. Each achene contains a seed.
