Tag Archives: Verbesina
Know Your Natives – White Crownbeard
White crownbeard or white wingstem (Verbesina virginica) of the Aster, Sunflower, or Composite (Asteraceae) family has tall winged stems with domed clusters of white flower heads. In the U.S., it is found primarily from central Texas up through southeast Kansas, … Continue reading
Know Your Natives – Yellow wingstem
Yellow wingstem or yellow ironweed (Verbesina alternifolia) of the aster (Asteraceae ) family is found in the U.S. from Texas to Nebraska to Wisconsin and thence east and south. In Arkansas, the species is found throughout much of the state, though … Continue reading
Know Your Natives – Yellow Crownbeard
Yellow crownbeard (Verbesina helianthoides) of the Aster (Asteraceae) family is found in the US from Iowa and Kansas east to Ohio, and southward to Texas and Georgia. It is found pretty much throughout Arkansas except for some counties in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. This species is … Continue reading
Know Your Natives – Frostweeds “Bloom” Frost Flowers
Frostweed (a.k.a. white crownbeard or white wingstem [Verbesina virginica]) in the Asteraceae Family, is a stout plant with a winged stem that can be six to seven feet tall. Fleshy, longitudinal wings, a dominate feature of this and closely related plants … Continue reading
