Verbesina encelioides
| Verbesina encelioides | |
|---|---|
 | |
| A plant in flower near Valle, Arizona | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Verbesina |
| Species: | V. encelioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. &Hook. f. ex A. Gray | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Ximenesia encelioides Cav. | |
Verbesina encelioides is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The species is native to the United States and Mexico.[1] It is naturalized in the Middle East, Spain, Argentina, Australia and the Pacific islands.[2] Common names include golden crownbeard, cowpen daisy, butter daisy, crown-beard, American dogweed and South African daisy.,[1][3]
The species is considered as an intruder, which spreads over fertile land and prevents development of any other local species in the area, due to its high propagation & density. Research elucidates to an allelopathic behavior of the plant[4] which explains its advantage, or takeover, over other species.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Taxon: Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex A. Gray". United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
- ↑ "Crown Beard (Verbesina encelioides)". Victorian Resources Online. Department of Primary Industries. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ↑ "Verbesina encelioides". Native Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ↑ "Allelopathic potential of Verbesina encelioides root leachate in soil". Canadian Journal of Botany, 1999, Vol. 77, No. 10 pp. 1419-1424. Canadian Journal of Botany. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
Further reading
- Everitt, J.H.; Lonard, R.L.; Little, C.R. (2007). Weeds in South Texas and Northern Mexico. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 0-89672-614-2