Verbesina alternifolia
wingstem
Family
Asteraceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
serrate, subentire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, lanceolate, ovate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
yellow
Flower Month
August - October
Height (meters)
1.0 - 3.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FAC
Habitat
Moist wooded slopes and open woodlands, riverbanks, shaded lowlands, roadsides, fields, swamps, marshes, pastures and bottomlands.