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Verbesina alternifolia

Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney

Actinomeris alternifolia (L.) DC.

Ridan alternifolia (L.) Britton

Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassAsteridaeA large class that encompasses asters
OrderAsteralesFlowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
FamilyAsteraceaeThe aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers
GenusVerbesinaResembling the leaves of verbenas
SpeciesalternifoliaAlternate leaved

About plant names...

Wingstem, a member of the sprawling aster family, is a North American native plant.

Identification: Plants are 3-10' (91-304 cm) in height, hairy, with a four-winged stem. Leaves are alternate, narrowly elliptic, narrowly oval, or oval. They are 4-10" (10-25 cm) in length, rough-textured, sessile or with a short petiole, and usually toothed. Composite flowers are 1-2" (2.5-5 cm) in diameter, composed of a dome- or ball-shaped central disk ⅜-½" (9.5-12 mm) around, and 2-10 ray flowers. Both the central disk and the ray flowers are yellow; sometimes the ray flowers are not present. They bloom from August to October.

Online References:

Verbesina alternifolia at Illinois Wildflowers

Verbesina alternifolia on Missouriplants.com

Verbesina alternifolia on Wildflowers of the United States

Verbesina alternifolia on the Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide

Verbesina alternifolia on Discover Life

References:

Clemants, Steven; Gracie, Carol, Wildflowers in the Field and Forest, Oxford University Press, 2006, p. 164

Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed)

9/1/2013 · Trail Near James River, Midlothian, VA
≈ 7 × 4½" (16 × 11 cm)

Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed)

9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
≈ 7 × 6" (18 × 15 cm)

Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed)

9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
≈ 17 × 12" (44 × 29 cm)

Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed)

9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
≈ 10 × 8" (26 × 20 cm)

Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed)

9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
≈ 9 × 9" (23 × 23 cm)

Verbesina alternifolia description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 16 Oct 2013.

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Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed)

8/31/2013 · Riverside Park, James River, Midlothian, VA
≈ 12 × 8" (31 × 21 cm)

Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed)

9/1/2013 · Trail Near James River, Midlothian, VA
≈ 6 × 9" (15 × 22 cm)

Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed)

9/1/2013 · Trail Near James River, Midlothian, VA
≈ 9 × 6" (22 × 15 cm)

Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed)

9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
≈ 12 × 17" (29 × 44 cm)

Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed)

9/1/2013 · Trail Near James River, Midlothian, VA
≈ 11 × 7" (28 × 18 cm)

Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed)

9/1/2013 · Trail Near James River, Midlothian, VA
≈ 9 × 6" (23 × 15 cm)

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