Helenium bolanderi is under the family of Asteraceae from the order Asterales, which consists of cosmopolite and mostly herbaceous species.
Asteraceae Family: Order: Asterales The order is a cosmopolite (plants found throughout most of the world including desert and frigid zones), and includes mostly herbaceous species, although a small number of trees (such as the giant Lobelia and the giant Senecio) and shrubs are also present. 
