familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Heliantheae
subtribeAsteraceae (tribe Heliantheae) subtribe Gaillardiinae
genusHelenium
speciesHelenium amarum
varietyHelenium amarum var. badium

Helenium amarum var. badium

(A. Gray ex S. Watson) Waterfall

Rhodora 62: 321. 1960.

Mark W. Bierner
Common names: Basin sneezeweed
Basionym: Helenium tenuifolium var. badium A. Gray ex S. Watson Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 18: 108. 1883
Synonyms: Helenium badium (A. Gray ex S. Watson) Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 428.

Plants 10–50 (–80) cm. Leaves: basal and proximal often present at, sometimes withered by, flowering; basal blades pinnatifid; proximal blades entire or pinnately toothed or lobed to pinnatifid. Ray corollas 4.5–14 × 2–9 mm. Disc-florets 100–250+; corollas purple distally, 1.6–2.5 mm. Cypselae 0.7–1 mm; pappi of usually 6 scales 1–1.5 mm. 2n = 30.


Phenology: Flowering (Mar–)Apr–Jul(–Nov).
Habitat: Roadsides and fields
Elevation: 200–1500 m

Distribution

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Okla., Tex., Mexico (Chihuahua), Mexico (Coahuila)

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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2n chromosome quantity
30 +
Anther base shape
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Anther theca coloration
pale +
Apex fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Apex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Apex size
subequal +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage presence
absent +
Apical appendage shape
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Appendage shape
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
Array architecture
paniculiform +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
Mark W. Bierner +
Authority
(A. Gray ex S. Watson) Waterfall +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Basal blade shape
pinnatifid +
Base shape
decurrent +
Basionyms
Helenium tenuifolium var. badium +
Blade architecture
compound +  and simple +
Blade shape
pinnatifid;lobed;spatulate;ovate;spatulate;ovate;oblong;oblanceolate;linear;lanceolate;elliptic +
Body architecture
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
Body architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Body relief
tuberculate +  and rugose +
Bractlet quantity
1;15 +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
barbellulate +  and barbellate +
Bristle quantity
35;150 +
Bristle shape
Plumose (?) +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Calyculus quantity
Of 1 (15+ bractlets) +
Common name
Basin sneezeweed +
Corolla architecture
zygomorphic +
Corolla coloration
yellow +  and yellowbrown or purple +
Corolla coloration or density
purple +
Corolla length
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.27 cm2.7 mm <br />0.0027 m <br />) +
Corolla some measurement
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Corolla width
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
Cypsela architecture
monomorphic +
Cypsela architecture or shape
beaked +
Cypsela growth form
dimorphic +
Cypsela pubescence
hairy +
Cypsela shape
4-5-angled +  and obpyramidal +
Cypsela some measurement
0.7mm;1mm +
Disc-floret architecture
staminate +
Disc-floret quantity
100 (250) +
Disc-floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Disc floret architecture
staminate +
Disc floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Distribution
Okla. +, Tex. +, Mexico (Chihuahua) +  and Mexico (Coahuila) +
Elevation
200–1500 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Face coloration
gland-dotted +
Face pubescence
glabrous or +  and sparsely densely hairy +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
Floret atypical quantity
5;15 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret quantity
1;5 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Glomerule architecture
corymbiform +
Glomerule arrangement
singly +
Habitat
Roadsides and fields +
Head architecture
discoid +  and radiate +
Head arrangement
singly +
Head atypical quantity
150 (250) +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head quantity
10;150 +
Head reproduction
homogamous +  and heterogamous +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Involucre diameter
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (3.4 cm34 mm <br />0.034 m <br />) +
Involucre length
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
globoid;hemispheric;globose +
Involucre width
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Leaf architecture
sessile +  and petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf life cycle
flowering +  and withered +
Leaf position
proximal +  and basal +
Leaf presence
absent +
Leaf pubescence
hairy +  and glabrous +
Line quantity
2 +
Lobe atypical quantity
3 (5) +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
deltate +
Margin architecture or shape
dentate to pinnatifid or palmatifid +  and entire +
Mid and distal blade architecture or shape
entire +
Mid and distal blade arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Outer phyllary fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Outer phyllary shape
ovate +, oblong +, oblanceolate +, linear +, lanceolate +  and elliptic +
Outer phyllary size
unequal +  and subequal +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Pappus duration
persistent +
Pappus life cycle
falling +
Pappus quantity
6 +
Peduncle pubescence
hairy +
Peduncle some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (11 cm110 mm <br />0.11 m <br />) +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Peripheral floret presence
absent +
Peripheral floret quantity
In 1 (3+ series) +
Petal fusion
connate +
Phenology
Flowering (Mar–)Apr–Jul(–Nov). +
Phyllary atypical quantity
34 (40) +
Phyllary duration
persistent +
Phyllary fusion
distinct +
Phyllary life cycle
falling +
Phyllary pubescence
hairy +
Phyllary quantity
9 +  and 34 +
Phyllary size
unequal +
Phyllary texture
Herbaceous (Chartaceous) +
Proximal blade shape
pinnately toothed or lobed +  and pinnatifid +
Publication title
Rhodora +
Publication year
1960 +
Ray-floret architecture
pistillate +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Ray-floret quantity
8 (10) +
Ray-floret reproduction
fertile +
Ray corolla length
0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Ray corolla width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Receptacle architecture
epaleate +
Receptacle pubescence
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
Receptacle relief
pitted +
Receptacle shape
ovoid;hemispheric;ovoid;hemispheric;globose;conic +
Reference
None +
Root texture
fibrous +
Scale architecture or shape
entire +
Scale presence
absent +
Scale quantity
6 +  and 8 +
Scale shape
aristate +
Scale some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
2 (3) +
Series quantity
2 +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V19-20-21/V21 1069.xml +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
not winged +  and branched +
Stem atypical quantity
3 (?) +  and 15 (?) +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem pubescence
hairy +  and glabrous +
Stem quantity
1 +  and 3 +
Streak coloration or density
purple +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
hirsutulous +  and glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +
Synonyms
Helenium badium +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Helenium amarum var. badium +
Taxon parent
Helenium amarum +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat shape
urceolate +  and campanulate +
Tube height or length or size
shorter +
Tube shape
dilated +
Tube variability
equaling +
Ultimate margin shape
toothed +  and entire +
Volume
Volume 21 +
Whole-organism duration
annual +
Whole-organism some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
Whole organism atypical some measurement
50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br /> (80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism some measurement
10cm (50cm) +
X chromosome quantity
17 +