Scientific Name:  Helenium amarum (Raf.) H.Rock Common Name:  Sneezeweed, Bitter
Scientific Family:   Affiliation:  TCE, TAES, And TTU
Local Names:  Bitterweed Common Family Name:  Sunflower
Life Cycle:  Annual >> Summer Leaf Arrangement:  Whorled
Stem Characteristic:  Erect Stem Type:  Round
Leaf Structure:  Simple Petiole:  No
Leaf Margins:  Entire Leaf Shape:  Linear Filiform
Leaf Hairs:  Yes Flower Color:  Yellow
Growth Stage:  Flowering Environment:  Roadsides, Pastures