Pronunciation: hel-EN-ee-um poo-BUR-yoo-lum
Common name: Sneezeweed
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Streamsides, marshes, wetlands, mostly
below 4000', many cismontane plant communities
and reaching edge of the desert
Blooming period: June to September
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Helenium
2) puberulum