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Helenium vernale

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Spring Sneezeweed

G4Apparently Secure (G4?) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.132755

Element CodePDAST4L0J0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusHelenium

Other Common Names

savannah sneezeweed (EN) Savanna Sneezeweed (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date2003-01-26

Change Date1994-04-20

Edition Date2003-01-26

Edition AuthorsMorse, Larry E. (2003)

Rank Reasons

Species of southeastern United States with fairly wide but rather scattered distribution.

Threat Impact Comments

Highly threatened by land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, and forest management practices; especially vulnerable to succession, at least in Southern Appalachians portion of range (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
North Carolina	S1	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	S3	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	S3	Yes
Louisiana	S4	Yes
Alabama	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Savannah	Apalachicola National Forest	1,927

References (2)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.