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Rothrock's crownbeard

cowpen daisy, golden crownbeard

Habit Plants 30–60+ cm (perennating bases ± erect, internodes not winged). Plants 10–50(–120+) cm (annuals, internodes not winged).
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 usually opposite);

blades deltate-ovate or rhombic to lanceolate, 3–8(–12+) × 2–4(–6+) cm, bases broadly cuneate to ± truncate, margins coarsely toothed to subentire, apices acute to attenuate, faces strigoso-scabrellous to sericeous.

Involucres

± hemispheric, 10–15+ mm diam.

± hemispheric to saucerlike, 10–20+ mm diam.

Ray florets

8–13;

laminae 15–25+ mm.

(8–)12–15+;

laminae 8–10(–20+) mm.

Disc florets

60–100+;

corollas yellow.

80–150+;

corollas yellow.

Phyllaries

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

12–18+ in 1–2 series, ± erect to spreading, lance-ovate or lance-linear to linear, 6–8+ mm.

Heads

borne singly.

usually borne singly, sometimes 2–3+ in loose, cymiform or corymbiform arrays.

Cypselae

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

pappi 0–0.5 mm.

dark brown to blackish, narrowly obovate, 3.5–5+ mm, faces ± strigillose;

pappi 0.5–1(–2) mm (0 on ray cypselae).

2n

= 34.

= 34.

Verbesina rothrockii

Verbesina encelioides

Phenology Flowering (May–)Aug–Sep. Flowering Aug–Oct.
Habitat Rocky slopes, igneous or limestone substrates Swales, disturbed sites
Elevation 1200–1800 m (3900–5900 ft) 10–2500 m (0–8200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; NM; Mexico (Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas)
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from FNA
AL; AR; AZ; CA; CO; FL; GA; IA; IL; KS; LA; MO; MT; NC; NE; NM; NV; NY; OK; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; UT; WY; Mexico; South America; West Indies [Introduced in Asia, Pacific Islands (Hawaii), Australia]
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Discussion

Native distribution of Verbesina encelioides in the flora area is uncertain. Plants of Verbesina encelioides from ca. 100°W (e.g., c Texas) and eastward usually have auriculate petiole bases and have been called var. encelioides; plants from the west usually lack auricles and have been called var. exauriculata.

(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. alternifolia, V. aristata, V. chapmanii, V. dissita, V. helianthoides, V. heterophylla, V. lindheimeri, V. longifolia, V. microptera, V. nana, V. occidentalis, V. oreophila, V. rothrockii, V. virginica, V. walteri
Synonyms Ximenesia encelioides, V. encelioides subsp. exauriculata, V. encelioides var. exauriculata
Name authority B. L. Robinson & Greenman: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 34: 541. (1899) (Cavanilles) Bentham & Hooker f. ex A. Gray: in W. H. Brewer et al., Bot. California 1: 350. (1876)
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