Verbesina helianthoides
(Crown Beard)

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               Seedpod                                           Leaf                                            Stem                                        Seed                                          Habit

Facts About this Plant:

    Common Names: Crown Beard, Gravelweed
    Synonyms: Actinomeris helianthoides, Actinomeris oppositifolia, Phaethusa helianthoides, Pterophyton helianthoides
    Lifespan: Perennial
    Zones: 5 - 8
    Type: Forb
    Bloom Time: June
    Status: Native
    Range:

Verbesina helianthoides, or Crown Beard, is native to the Central and Ozark region of the United States. It is a perennial that grows in dryish meadows, prairies, fields and along roadsides, railroads, woodland edges.

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