Plant Details
Verbesina occidentalis
Southern Crownbeard
| Scientific Name: | 
Verbesina occidentalis | 
|---|---|
| Common Name: | 
Southern Crownbeard | 
| Plant Family | 
Asteraceae (Aster Family) | 
| Native/Alien: | 
NC Native | 
| Type: | 
Herb/Wildflower | 
| Bloom Color(s): | 
Yellow | 
| Size in Feet: | 
7 | 
| Light: | 
Sun - part sun | 
| Soil Moisture: | 
Mesic(*) | 
| Bloom Time: | 
Aug - Oct | 
| Bloom Area: | 
Statewide (Mountains, Piedmont, Coast) | 
| Habitat Description: | 
Forests, woodlands, pastures, and roadsides, especially abundant in alluvial areas or upslope over mafic or calcareous rocks. Common throughout NC. | 
| State Rank: | 
No NC Rank Listed (*) | 
| Global Rank: | 
No Global Rank listed (*) | 
| State Status: | 
No NC Status Listed (*) | 
| Federal Status: | 
No U.S. Status Listed (*) | 
| Notes: | 
Sometimes confused with Common WingStem (Verbesina alternifolia) - Wingstem has alternate leaves as indicated by the name "alternifolia." Southern Crownbeard has opposite leaves. This plant has special value to bumblebees and honeybees. | 
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4 comments:
Glad you found out what it was. It looks similar to some plants we have here.
I really like that plant. :)
Me too, and I love that it’s a pollinator plant!
A, I think it’s a very common east coast plant.
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