Verbesina virginica
(Frostweed)
Verbesina virginica, Goodwater Trail, Lake Georgetown, Williamson Co. 9518
Verbesina virginica, Goodwater Trail, Lake Georgetown, Williamson Co. 9517
Verbesina virginica, St. Edward’s Park, Austin, Travis Co. 3677
Verbesina virginica, St. Edward’s Park, Austin, Travis Co. 3693
Verbesina virginica, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8523
Verbesina virginica, Goodwater Trail, Lake Georgetown, Williamson Co. 00117
Verbesina virginica, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8530
Verbesina virginica, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8579
| 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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