Verbesina chapmanii

Verbesina chapmanii, commonly known as Chapman's crownbeard, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and the genus Verbesina.[1] It is a perennial dicot.[2]

Verbesina chapmanii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Verbesina
Species:
V. chapmanii
Binomial name
Verbesina chapmanii
J.R.Coleman

It is native to the Florida panhandle, growing in fire prone pine flatwoods. The plant has wingless stems and rough hairy leaves.[3] It can grow up to 30 inches (762 mm) tall and forms a cypsela fruit.[4] The yellow flowers emerge in June to August.[4]

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