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Verbesina alternifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is commonly known as wingstem[1] or yellow ironweed.[2] It is native to North America.[1]

Verbesina alternifolia
Wingstem in cultivation
Conservation status

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Verbesina
Species:
V. alternifolia
Binomial name
Verbesina alternifolia
Britton ex Kearney (L.)
Synonyms
  • Coreopsis alternifolia L.
  • Actinomeris alternifolia (L.) DC
  • Coreopsis procera Dryand. ex Aiton
  • Ridan alternifolia (L.) Britton

It is a larval host to the gold moth (Basilodes pepita) and the silvery checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis).[3]


References


  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Verbesina alternifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  2. "Verbesina alternifolia - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  3. The Xerces Society (2016), Gardening for Butterflies: How You Can Attract and Protect Beautiful, Beneficial Insects, Timber Press.
Close-up of mature Verbesina alternifolia flower heads
Close-up of mature Verbesina alternifolia flower heads


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