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| Scientific Name | Verbesina virginica | USDA PLANTS Symbol | VEVI3 |
| Common Name | Frostweed, White Crownbeard | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 38613 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Loamy soils near creeks and shaded areas. Plant: Bush with unbranched stems 3 to 6 feet tall with lengthwise wing-like ribs. The plant exhibits crystallofolia, (ice forming near base in the winter when the plant freezes). Leaves: Lanceolate-ovate to lanceolate-elliptic to lanceolate-linear leaves, usually coarsely toothed to subentire edges. Inflorescence: Upper branches support many (60 to 100+) white flower heads in corymb- or panicle-arrays up to 6 inches across, each flower with a few (2 to 4 or more) white ray flowers that drop later in the season; 8 to 15 disk florets in center. Bloom Period: August to November. References: "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist and Flora of North America. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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