Description Virginia sneezeweed is a rare wildflower found only in Virginia. An herbaceous perennial in the Aster family, its stems grow 1.5 to 3.5 feet above a rosette of basal leaves.
Coarse hairs are visible on the basal and lower stem leaves.
The basal leaves may be broad in the middle tapering towards the ends, but others may appear oblong. Stem leaves are lance-shaped, and become progressively smaller as they go up the stem. The flower ray petals are yellow, and wedge-shaped with three lobes at the ends. The central disk of the flower is nearly ball-shaped. Flowering occurs from July to October.