PLANTS Profile for Verbesina alternifolia (wingstem)

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PLANTS Profile

Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney
wingstem

Symbol:

VEAL

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney

Actinomeris alternifolia

©G.A. Cooper. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. United States, DC, Washington, Rock Creek Park. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney

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Synonyms:
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney

	ACAL12	Actinomeris alternifolia (L.) DC.
	RIAL	Ridan alternifolia (L.) Britton

Distribution:
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 18 species in Verbesina

Classification:
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Verbesina L. – crownbeard
Species	Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney – wingstem

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New York:
wingstem		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW

FAC

FACW

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Gee	Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Gee, K.L., M.D. Porter, S. Demarais, F.C. Bryant, and G.V. Vreede. 1994. White-tailed deer: Their foods and management in the Cross Timbers. Ardmore.

More Accounts and Images:
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38597.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney

VA-Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide

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