Verbesina occidentalis (L.) Walter
Crown-beard
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
Order | Asterales | Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies |
Family | Asteraceae | The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers |
Genus | Verbesina | Resembling the leaves of verbenas |
Species | occidentalis | From the west, western |
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Phaethusa occidentalis (L.) Britton
Verbesina occidentalis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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10/2/2011 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain
10/2/2011 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm) ID is uncertain
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