[1] It is native to the southeastern United States, in Arkansas and northwestern Louisiana.

[2] Helenium campestre is an perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall.

One plant can produce as many as 20 flower heads, in branching arrays.

[1] The plant is often misidentified as Southern Sneezeweed (Helenium flexuosum) but it can be identified by the number of lobes on the disk florets.

This species has a very limited distribution, occurring only in Arkansas and Louisiana.