Helenium autumnale L.
Common sneezeweed
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Magnoliophyta Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass Asteridae A large class that encompasses asters
Order Asterales Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
Family Asteraceae The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers
Genus Helenium Said to be named by Linnaeus after Helen of Troy, according to the legend that these flowers sprang up from the ground where her tears were supposed to have fallen
Species autumnale From the Latin autumnus and the adjectival suffix -alis meaning “pertaining to,” thus, “of or pertaining to the autumn, usually flowering then”
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Helenium autumnale description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
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