To Tickle Your Nose

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To Tickle Your Nose

Helenium autumnale (Sneezeweed)

Flowering – August – November.

Habitat – Moist ground along streams, ponds, ditches, wet meadows, wet prairies, wet open ground.

Origin – Native to U.S.

Other info. The plant is simple to identify in the field because of its heavily winged stems, and solid yellow flowers heads. Another winged species, H. flexuosum Raf., has flowerheads with yellow rays and dark brown disk flowers.

H. autumnale was used traditionally to treat many ailments. A snuff of dried and powdered plants was used to treat colds. This snuff induces sneezing. A lactone found in the plant, Helenalin, shows very good antitumor activity. This same compound is toxic to invertebrates as well as fish. The plant is also ignored by cattle and livestock.

As the species epithet would indicate, this species blooms in late summer way into late fall.

I found these on Carpenter’s Prairie near my home in northeast Iowa.

To Tickle Your Nose belongs to the following groups:

All About Flowers, Day Hikes , The Fabulous Prairies - 3/day and Wildflowers of North America - 3/day Available for sale as

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Colleen Drew

Beautiful image! So bright and cheery!
lorilee replied

Thank you so much, Colleen!!!!
webbie

JUST Awsome!!! LoriLee:) huggggggz
lorilee replied

Thank you!!!! I always appreciate your kindness!!
JennyDean

nice work Lori.
lorilee replied

Thank you, Jenny!!!
Vickie Emms

these are beautiful and bright Lori,,,,,,,
lorilee replied

Thanks, Vickie!!!
FailingMemory

Wonderful flowers. well presented.
lorilee replied

Thank you so much!!!!
Lori Peters

I love fields of flowers. Nice work, Lori. xo
lorilee replied

Thank you, Lori!!!!
RickF

Great capture!
lorilee replied

Thanks, Rick!!!!
lozzar

Lovely, fresh and joyous photo.
lorilee replied

Thank you so much, Lorraine!!!
Kathy Reid

So cheerful, lovely shot Lori!
lorilee replied

Thank you, Kathy!!!!
Anna Shaw

What a super shot. I could almost feel them.
Anna
lorilee replied

Thanks, Anna!!!!
Angel Gold

Lovely image : ))
lorilee replied

Thank you so much, Angel!!!
Tracy Faught

Vibrant and beautiful Lori! Well done!! ;]
lorilee replied

Thank you, Tracy!!!
Rainy

Beautiful capture Lori!!
lorilee replied

Thanks, Rainy!!!!
JUSTART

lovely shot
lorilee replied

Thank you so much!!!
missmoneypenny

Lovely shot
lorilee replied

Thank you, Chris!!!!
Rosalie Scanlon

Beautiful capture Lori.
lorilee replied

Thanks, Rosalie!!!
sundawg7

Tickle my nose and I’ll sneeze. lol You won’t want to be waving these around me, as I’d break out in a sneezefit. Could that be why they’re called Sneezeweed? Hmmmm Anyway, compliments on a well captured image. >< Ro- Ro-AAAAACCHHOOOOOO….Ron :-))
lorilee replied

Thanks so much, Ron!!!!!
Andre-Olivier

Lovely capture Lorilee. Great work.
lorilee replied

Thank you!!! You’re very kind!!!!
ienemien

Beautiful Lorilee, the great yellow/green tone is wonderfull, give a real summer feeling!
lorilee replied

Thanks, Ien!!!!!!
bubbleblue

Great colours. Beautiful
lorilee replied

Thanks so much!!!!
LudaNayvelt

lovely again
lorilee replied

Thank you, Luda!!!!!
IndraniGhose

Beautiful as a card!
lorilee replied

Thanks, Indrani!!!!
kamaljeet kaur

LOVELY CAPTURE and so refreshing!
lorilee replied

Thank you so much!!!!
Larry Trupp

Very interesting name, well documented Lori, and very pretty
lorilee replied

Thank you, Larry!!!
kirandeep

beautiful…....!!!
lorilee replied

Thanks, Kiran!!!!
Vickie Emms

Your image was pre-chosen by Blair and I’m sending the banner in his absence until he returns, Lori. Congratulations!
lorilee replied

Thank you, Vickie!!!!! The both of you are always so kind!!!!!