Verbesina alternifolia

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

Verbesina alternifolia
Wingstem in cultivation

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
(L.) Britton ex Kearney

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

References

  1. "Verbesina alternifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. 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.


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