Re: Yellow flower

[Mark Mayfield]

Hi Clayton,

It's a plant known as bitter sneezeweed (Helenium amarum). It is an annual member of the sunflower family that is native in southeastern Kansas. It tends to show up mostly along road rights of way in the late summer.

Best, Mark

Mark H. Mayfield
Division of Biology
1717 Claflin Rd. 
Manhattan, Kansas 66506-4900
785-532-2795 (voice)

Office: 304 Bushnell Hall

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From: Clayton Lester <ctle...@ksu.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 9:12
To: Mark Mayfield <mark...@ksu.edu>
Subject: Yellow flower

 

I had these flowers brought in, and I am not 100% sure what they are. was wondering if you could help me figure out what they are

Clayton Lester

Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent

Kansas State University

P.O. Box 148

Columbus, KS 66725

620-429-3849

ctle...@ksu.edu