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Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney. Common name: Common Wingstem. Phenology: (Jul-) Aug-Sep (-Oct). Habitat: Alluvial forests, marshes, floodplain pastures. Distribution: NY and s. ON west to IA, south to Panhandle FL, w. LA, and nc. TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Fl7, FNA21, G, GrPl, GW2, K4, Mi, Mo2, NcTx, NE, NY, Oh3, Pa, RAB, SE1, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3, WV; = Actinomeris alternifolia (L.) Benth. — F, Il, Tat; = Ridan alternifolia (L.) Britton — S; Coreopsis alternifolia Linnaeus. Basionym: Coreopsis alternifolia L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Verbesina alternifolia - FNA21

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect perennial found in alluvial forests, marshes and floodplain pastures.

Stems: Stems branched in inflorescence, usually winged, smooth or hairy.

Leaves: Leaves alternate, short petiolate to sessile, lance-shaped, to 10 in. long, mostly entire, rough-hairy.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) in large, open, branching terminal cluster; heads to 2 1/2 in. wide, consisting of 2-10 drooping, yellow ray florets (1/3-1 in. long each) encircling a domed center disk of greenish-yellow, tubular florets.

Fruits: Fruit a spherical head of sometimes winged achenes.

Comments: Note the similarity to Verbesina occidentalis, which has opposite, more broadly oval leaves and typically fewer ray florets.

Height: 3-9 ft.

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description: Erect perennial found in alluvial forests, marshes and floodplain pastures.

stems: Stems branched in inflorescence, usually winged, smooth or hairy.

leaves: Leaves alternate, short petiolate to sessile, lance-shaped, to 10 in. long, mostly entire, rough-hairy.

inflorescence:

flowers: Composite flowers (heads) in large, open, branching terminal cluster; heads to 2 1/2 in. wide, consisting of 2-10 drooping, yellow ray florets (1/3-1 in. long each) encircling a domed center disk of greenish-yellow, tubular florets.

fruits: Fruit a spherical head of sometimes winged achenes.

comments: Note the similarity to Verbesina occidentalis, which has opposite, more broadly oval leaves and typically fewer ray florets.

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