Sneeze weed; Swamp Sunflower helenium autumnale Flower-heads-Bright yellow, 1 to 2 in.
"Wild Flowers Worth Knowing"
Neltje Blanchan et al
Most cows know enough to respect the bitter leaves' desire to be let alone; but many a pail of milk has been spoiled by a mouthful of helenium among the herbage.
"Wild Flowers Worth Knowing"
Neltje Blanchan et al
Its botanical title is helenium inula, to commemorate Helen of Troy, from whose tears the herb was thought to have sprung, or whose hands were full of the leaves when Paris carried her off from Menelaus.
"Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure"
William Thomas Fernie