Verbesina chapmanii

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Verbesina chapmanii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Verbesina
Species:
V. chapmanii
Binomial name
Verbesina chapmanii
J.R.Coleman

Verbesina chapmanii, commonly known as Chapman's crownbeard, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the Florida Panhandle. It typically grows up to 31 inches tall.

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Description

Verbesina chapmanii is a perennial dicot that typically grows 50 to 80 cm (20 to 31 in) tall. The leaves are mostly opposite; the leaf blades are elliptic, and are 3 to 10 × 0.8 to 3 cm; the leaf bases are cuneate. There are 1 to 3 flower heads per plant. the involucres are hemispherical to turbinate, and are 8 to 16 mm (0.80 to 1.60 cm) in diameter. There are 0 ray florets, and 40-80 disc florets. The corollas are yellow. The elliptic cypselae are "purplish black", and are 5-7 mm in length. The pappi are up to 0.3 mm in length. [1] [2]

It flowers from June to August. [2]

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to the Florida Panhandle. [3] It grows in pine barrens, bogs, and flatwoods at elevations of 10 to 30 meters from sea level. [2]

Taxonomy

The name Verbesina chapmanii was first published in 1972 by J. R. Coleman. [4]

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References

  1. "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  2. 1 2 3 "Verbesina chapmanii - FNA". floranorthamerica.org. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  3. "Verbesina chapmanii - Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  4. "Verbesina chapmanii | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2023-10-21.