Verbesina virginica
| Verbesina virginica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Verbesina |
| Species: | V. virginica |
| Binomial name | |
| Verbesina virginica L. | |
Verbesina virginica, the white crownbeard,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the aster family. It is native to the Southeastern United States, where it is found in calcareous soil, often in bottomland thickets and edges of woods. [2]
It is a tall biennial species. It produces heads of white flowers in late summer through fall.
References
- ↑ "Verbesina virginica". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ↑ http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242417427 Verbesina virginica in Flora of North America
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