Verbesina encelioides is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The species is native to many parts of the United States and Mexico.[1] It is naturalized in other parts of North America, the Middle East, Spain, Argentina, Australia and the Pacific islands.[2] Common names include golden crownbeard,[3] gold weed, wild sunflower,[4] cowpen daisy, butter daisy, crown-beard, American dogweed and South African daisy.[1][5]
| Verbesina encelioides | |
|---|---|
| A plant in flower near Valle, Arizona | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Verbesina |
| Species: | V. encelioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. &Hook.f. ex A.Gray | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ximenesia encelioides Cav. | |

The species responds strongly to disturbances on suitable sites and retards the development of other local species. Research has identified an allelopathic effect on radishes[6] which may explain its ability to dominate other species in some locations.
It is a larval host for the bordered patch.[7]
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Verbesina encelioides |
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| Ximenesia encelioides |
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