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Rothrock's crownbeard

wingstem, wingstem crownbeard

Habit Plants 30–60+ cm (perennating bases ± erect, internodes not winged). Plants (30–)100–200+ cm (perennating bases ± erect or horizontal rhizomes, internodes winged, at least proximal).
Leaves

all or mostly opposite (distal sometimes alternate);

blades ovate-deltate or rhombic to lance-elliptic, 3–5 × 1–3 cm, bases subtruncate to cuneate, margins coarsely toothed to subentire, apices obtuse to acute, faces ± hirtellous to scabrellous.

all or mostly alternate (proximal sometimes opposite);

blades lance-elliptic or lanceolate to lance-linear, 10–25+ × 2–8+ cm, bases narrowly cuneate, margins coarsely toothed to subentire, apices attenuate, faces scabrellous.

Involucres

± hemispheric, 10–15+ mm diam.

± saucerlike, 10–12+ mm diam.

Ray florets

8–13;

laminae 15–25+ mm.

(2–)6–8+;

laminae 15–25+ mm.

Disc florets

60–100+;

corollas yellow.

40–60+;

corollas yellow.

Phyllaries

18–30+ in 3–4 series, ± erect, oblong to elliptic, 6–10+ mm.

8–12+ in 1(–2) series, ± spreading to reflexed, spatulate or lance-linear to linear, 3–8+ mm.

Heads

borne singly.

(3–)8–25(–50+) in corymbiform to paniculiform arrays.

Cypselae

dark brown, ± elliptic, 10 mm, faces glabrous;

pappi 0–0.5 mm.

dark brown to black, oblanceolate to ± orbiculate, 4.5–5 mm, faces sparsely hirtellous to glabrate;

pappi 1.5–2 mm.

2n

= 34.

= 68.

Verbesina rothrockii

Verbesina alternifolia

Phenology Flowering (May–)Aug–Sep. Flowering Aug–Oct.
Habitat Rocky slopes, igneous or limestone substrates Alluvial flats, along streams, woodlands
Elevation 1200–1800 m (3900–5900 ft) 10–600 m (0–2000 ft)
Distribution
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AZ; NM; Mexico (Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas)
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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; ON
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Discussion

Verbesina alternifolia may be no longer present in Delaware.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 21, p. 111. FNA vol. 21, p. 108.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Ecliptinae > Verbesina Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Ecliptinae > Verbesina
Sibling taxa
V. alternifolia, V. aristata, V. chapmanii, V. dissita, V. encelioides, V. helianthoides, V. heterophylla, V. lindheimeri, V. longifolia, V. microptera, V. nana, V. occidentalis, V. oreophila, V. virginica, V. walteri
V. aristata, V. chapmanii, V. dissita, V. encelioides, V. helianthoides, V. heterophylla, V. lindheimeri, V. longifolia, V. microptera, V. nana, V. occidentalis, V. oreophila, V. rothrockii, V. virginica, V. walteri
Synonyms Coreopsis alternifolia
Name authority B. L. Robinson & Greenman: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 34: 541. (1899) (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 485. (1893)
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