WESTERN SNEEZEWEED 277 



Western Sneeze weed {Helenium HoopesU). — Western sneeze- 

 weed occurs in the Rocky Mountains, from Wyoming to 

 Arizona and New Mexico, and westward to eastern California. 

 Its range in elevation is from about 6,500 to 10,500 feet. It is a 



WOODY ASTER (Xylorrhiza Parryi). 



stout perennial belonging to the sunflower family, the rays of the 

 flower being of an orange color and the disk brownish orange 

 (Fig. 102). 



Experiments in feeding have shown that this plant is the cause 

 of the so-called " spewing sickness " in sheep. Many sheep 



