Family Asteraceae
Helenium amarum (Raf.) H.Rock var. amarum
bitter-weed, narrow-leaved sneezeweed, yellow-dicks
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
amarum: bitter to the taste
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