Contains 6 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
VERBESINA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 901. 1753, nom. cons.
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TYPE: Verbesina alata Linnaeus, typ. cons.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbesina alternifolia | Common Wingstem | |||
| Verbesina encelioides | Skunk-daisy | |||
| Verbesina occidentalis | Southern Crownbeard | |||
| Verbesina virginica var. laciniata | Southern Frostweed | |||
| Verbesina virginica var. virginica | Common Frostweed | |||
| Verbesina walteri | Walter's Wingstem |
Identification Key
1. Leaves alternate
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1. Leaves all opposite or nearly so, at least in the basal half, upper reduced ones sometimes alternate below the inflorescence
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2. Annual; leaf lower surface white strigose-canescent, especially when young; heads 10-20 mm wide, phyllaries 8-24 mm long
2. Perennial; leaf lower surface scabrous, strigellous, to glabrate; heads 4-13 mm wide, phyllaries 2-8 mm long
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3. Heads globose; phyllaries reflexed to spreading; corolla yellow; disc florets 40-60
3. Heads hemispheric to obconic; phyllaries erect to ascending, the tips sometimes reflexed; corolla white or whitish; disc florets 8-15
4. Stem unwinged, leaves not decurrent
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4. Stem winged from decurrent leaves
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5. Leaf blade sharply serrate nearly to the base; heads 3-15(20), 0.7-1.2 cm wide, radiate
5. Leaf blade bluntly or coarsely toothed mostly above the middle; heads 1-3(5), 1-2 cm wide, discoide
6. Cauline leaves sessile, the distal ones sharply reduced below the inflorescence; heads usually 1-15
6. Cauline leaf blade abruptly reduced and decurrent along a petiole, the distal ones gradually reduced; heads usually 20 or more
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| No synonyms found. | |||