2024 Range & Pasture Western Rangeland Weed & Brush ID Guide

Annual Weeds

BITTER SNEEZEWEED *T* Helenium badium and H. amarum Life Cycle: Annual Plant Description:

Summer annual with purplish, branching stems from 4 to 24 inches tall. Leaves are small, threadlike and numerous. Yellow flower heads have a domelike center. Plant has a pungent odor and a bitter taste. Often found in wastelands and unimproved pastures.

Treatment: Apply 16 fluid ounces of HighNoon ® herbicide to actively growing plants in the spring. Increase rate as season progresses and plants mature.

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