Verbesina virginica

Verbesina virginica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Verbesina
Species: V. virginica
Binomial name
Verbesina virginica
L.

Verbesina virginica is a species of flowering plant in the aster family. It is native to the Southeastern United States, where it is found in calcareous soil, often in bottomland thickets and edges of woods. [1]

It is a tall biennial species. It produces heads of white flowers in late summer through fall.

References

  1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242417427 Verbesina virginica in Flora of North America