''Verbesina'', many species of which have crownbeard as part of their common names, is a

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of flowering plants, in the

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Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...

.Tropicos, ''Verbesina'' L.
/ref> It is a large genus of about 350

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.Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
/ref> All of the species bear white or yellow flowers similar to small

sunflower The common sunflower (''Helianthus annuus'') is a species of large annual forb of the daisy family Asteraceae. The common sunflower is harvested for its edible oily seeds, which are often eaten as a snack food. They are also used in the pr ...

s. The name ''Verbesina'' very likely refers to the similarity of the foliage to that of the (unrelated) ''

Verbena ''Verbena'' (), also known as vervain or verveine, is a genus in the family Verbenaceae. It contains about 150 species of annual and perennial herbaceous or semi-woody flowering plants. The majority of the species are native to the Americas ...

.'' ''Verbesina'' species are used as food plants by the

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e of some

Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) or lepidopterans is an order (biology), order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organ ...

species. These include ''

Schinia bina ''Schinia bina'', the bina flower moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from Mexico City to central Florida, and as far north as Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada.

'', which has been recorded from '' V. encelioides'', and '' Schinia siren'' which feeds exclusively on that species. Pollen grains from eight of the nine species of ''Verbesina'' found in Brazil have been characterized as oblate-spheroidal, medium-sized, isopolar monads. They are 3-colplorate with a subtriangular amb, a small polar area, a long colpus, a lalongate endoaperture, a caveate exine and an echinate sexine.

Selected species

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Verbesina alternifolia ''Verbesina alternifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is commonly known as wingstem or yellow ironweed. It is native to North America. The name "wingstem" refers to the Petiole (botany), petioles of the leaves, ...

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Verbesina auriculigera ''Verbesina'', many species of which have crownbeard as part of their common names, is a genus of flowering plants, in the family Asteraceae. It is a large genus of about 350 species. All of the species bear white or yellow flowers similar to sm ...

'' * '' Verbesina barclayae'' * ''

Verbesina brachypoda ''Verbesina brachypoda'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-elevation shrubland. It is thr ...

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Verbesina chapmanii ''Verbesina chapmanii'', commonly known as Chapman's crownbeard, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the Florida Panhandle. It typically grows up to 31 inches tall. Description ''Verbesina chapman ...

'' * '' Verbesina dissita'' * ''

Verbesina ecuatoriana ''Verbesina ecuatoriana'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (a ...

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Verbesina encelioides ''Verbesina encelioides'' is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Common names include golden crownbeard, cowpen daisy, gold weed, wild sunflower, butter daisy, crown-beard, American dogweed, and the Spanish Añil del Muerto ("indigo of ...

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Verbesina gigantea ''Verbesina'', many species of which have crownbeard as part of their common names, is a genus of flowering plants, in the family Asteraceae. It is a large genus of about 350 species. All of the species bear white or yellow flowers similar to sm ...

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Verbesina glabrata ''Verbesina'', many species of which have crownbeard as part of their common names, is a genus of flowering plants, in the family (biology), family Asteraceae. It is a large genus of about 350 species. All of the species bear white or yellow flo ...

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Verbesina grisebachii ''Verbesina'', many species of which have crownbeard as part of their common names, is a genus of flowering plants, in the family Asteraceae. It is a large genus of about 350 species. All of the species bear white or yellow flowers similar to sm ...

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Verbesina guatemalensis ''Verbesina'', many species of which have crownbeard as part of their common names, is a genus of flowering plants, in the family Asteraceae. It is a large genus of about 350 species. All of the species bear white or yellow flowers similar to sm ...

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Verbesina harlingii ''Verbesina harlingii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also ...

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Verbesina hastata ''Verbesina'', many species of which have crownbeard as part of their common names, is a genus of flowering plants, in the family Asteraceae. It is a large genus of about 350 species. All of the species bear white or yellow flowers similar to sm ...

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Verbesina helianthoides ''Verbesina helianthoides'', commonly called yellow crownbeard
Illinois Wildflowers or gravelweed, i ...

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Verbesina howardiana ''Verbesina'', many species of which have crownbeard as part of their common names, is a genus of flowering plants, in the family Asteraceae. It is a large genus of about 350 species. All of the species bear white or yellow flowers similar to sm ...

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Verbesina kingii ''Verbesina kingii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threaten ...

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Verbesina latisquama ''Verbesina latisquama'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is thre ...

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Verbesina mameana ''Verbesina mameana'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also te ...

'' * '' Verbesina minuticeps'' * '' Verbesina occidentalis'' * ''

Verbesina pentantha ''Verbesina pentantha'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ec ...

'' * '' Verbesina persicifolia'' * '' Verbesina petrobioides'' * '' Verbesina pseudoclausseni'' * '' Verbesina pustulata'' * '' Verbesina rivetii'' * '' Verbesina rupestris'' * '' Verbesina saloyensis'' * ''

Verbesina squarrosa ''Verbesina'', many species of which have crownbeard as part of their common names, is a genus of flowering plants, in the family Asteraceae. It is a large genus of about 350 species. All of the species bear white or yellow flowers similar to sm ...

'' * '' Verbesina subcordata'' * ''

Verbesina villonacoensis ''Verbesina villonacoensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is ...

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Verbesina virginica ''Verbesina virginica'', known by the common names white crownbeard, or frostweed is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Southeastern United States, where it is found in calcareous soil, often in bottomland ...

References

Asteraceae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Heliantheae-stub