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Cowpen Daisy

Verbesina encelioides

Photo by BonnieLewis
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Description:

A well-branched grayish-green plant with mostly opposite, toothed, nearly triangular leaves and yellow flower heads. The flower heads are up to 2 inches (5 cm) across and have 3-toothed rays. The silvery green leaves are triangular with toothed margins.— Wildflower.org

Habitat:

Cowpen daisy earned its name from a descriptive example of the type of disturbed soil on which it thrives.

Reference Links:

Verbesina encelioides - Wikipedia, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin

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