Delaware Wildflowers • Families • Asteraceae

Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney
(Actinomeris squarrosa, Actinomeris alternifolia)
Wingstem
Asteraceae — Aster family
Historical native
Verbesina alternifolia
Verbesina alternifolia
Verbesina alternifolia
Verbesina alternifolia
The seeds are also winged.
Upper Pike Creek Road
September 2011


This is almost certainly planted at Pike Creek, not a native population, so the species is still considered historical in Delaware.

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