Verbesina occidentalis

Yellow Crownsbeard

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Family: Asteraceae (Aster-Sunflower family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: August - September

Yellow Crownsbeard's lower leaves are opposite, but the upper leaves are sometimes alternate. It has 4-winged stems.

Yellow Crownsbeard's seeds have do not have awns (bristles). The similar Wingstem's (Verbesina alternifolia) seeds have 2 awns.

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