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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, and its seeds lack awns.
Yellow Crownsbeard's seeds have do not have awns (bristles). The similar Wingstem's (Verbesina alternifolia) seeds have 2 awns. Also, Wingstem typically has alternate lower leaves, but its upper leaves are sometimes opposite.
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14 September 2019
Riverbend Park, Great Falls, VA 
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20 May 2022
Sky Meadows State Park, Paris, VA 
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14 September 2019
Riverbend Park, Great Falls, VA 
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14 September 2019
Riverbend Park, Great Falls, VA (note 'wings' on stems) 
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14 September 2019
Riverbend Park, Great Falls, VA 
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14 September 2019
Riverbend Park, Great Falls, VA 
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3 October 2020
Sky Meadows State Park, Paris, VA 
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3 October 2020
Sky Meadows State Park, Paris, VA 
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