Verbesina alternifolia

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Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney
Common Name:Common Wingstem; Yellow Ironweed
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:VEAL
Plant Notes:Common Wingstem is a native herbaceous perennial in the Sunflower family (Asteraceae). It is found throughout most of Alabama. Common Wingstem prefers moist sunny sites such as along streams, the edge of mesic woodlands, and roadside ditches. It is a perennial from a short rhizome, often giving rise to clusters of stems. Stems grow from 3-8 feet in height. They are unbranched below the inflorescence, and the internodes are winged. Leaves are alternate, lanceolate to lance-elliptic in outline, with toothed margins. The leaves are minutely pubescent on both surfaces with stiff hairs. This gives the leaf a rough texture to the touch. Flowers are produced in heads. The heads are arranged in terminal panicles or corymbs. Individual heads have 5-12 yellow ray flowers and 10-30 yellow disc flowers. The ray flowers tend to droop downwards. The fruit is an achene with a winged margin and two horn-like awns at its apex. Common Wingstem is the host plant for Silvery Checkerspot Butterflies (Chlosyne nycteis). Common Wingstem is sometimes available from wildflower nurseries. It is also easily grown from seed, and older clumps can be separated after flowering. Common Wingstem prefers full to partial sun and moist soil. It does well along streams and ponds, in low spots in meadows, and at the edge of woodlands. It is not browsed by deer, making it a useful plant where deer are a problem.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FAC (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus Verbesina
Species Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney - Common Wingstem; Yellow Ironweed

Citation

Citation Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20(12): 485. 1893.
Basionym: Coreopsis alternifolia L. 1753.
Type: Without data (lectotype: LINN 1026.11). Lectotypified by J.L. Reveal, in C.E. Jarvis & Turland, Taxon 47: 359. 1998.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Actinomeris alternifolia Actinomeris alternifolia (Linnaeus) de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 575. 1836.Coreopsis alternifolia Linnaeus 1753. 
Actinomeris oppositifolia Actinomeris oppositifolia Fresenius, Index Sem. Hort. Francf. 1836.  
Actinomeris squarrosa Actinomeris squarrosa Nuttall, Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 181. 1818, nom. illegit.Coreopsis alternifolia Linnaeus 1753. 
Actinomeris squarrosa var. alternifolia Actinomeris squarrosa Nuttall, var. alternifolia (Linnaeus) Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 2: 335. 1842.Coreopsis alternifolia Linnaeus 1753. 
Actinomeris squarrosa var. oppositifolia Actinomeris squarrosa Nuttall, var. oppositifolia (Fresenius) Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 2: 335. 1842.Actinomeris oppositifolia Fresenius 1836.  
Actinomeris squarrosa var. procera Actinomeris squarrosa Nuttall, var. procera (Aiton) Rafinesque, New Fl. 1: 61. 1836.Coreopsis procera Aiton 1789. 
Coreopsis acuta Coreopsis acuta Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 569. 1814. GEORGIA
Coreopsis alternifolia Coreopsis alternifolia Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 909. 1753. Without data (lectotype: LINN 1026.11). Lectotypified by Reveal, in C. E. Jarvis & Turland, Taxon 47: 359. 1998.
Coreopsis procera Coreopsis procera Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 253. 1789.  
Ridan alternifolia var. oppositifolia Ridan alternifolia (Linnaeus) Kuntze, var. oppositifolia (Fresenius) Farwell, Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 2: 43. 1923.Actinomeris oppositifolius Fresenius 1836. 
Ridan alternifolia Ridan alternifolia (Linnaeus) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 360. 1891.Coreopsis alternifolia Linnaeus 1753. 
Verbesina coreopsis Verbesina coreopsis Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 134. 1803, nom. illegit.Coreopsis alternifolia Linnaeus 1753. 
Verbesina coreopsis var. lutea Verbesina coreopsis Michaux, var. lutea Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 134. 1803, nom. inadmiss.Verbesina coreopsis Michaux 1803, nom. illegit.; Coreopsis alternifolia Linnaeus 1753. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Conecuh, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, Etowah, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Madison, Marengo, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1883 - 2019

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA000008520 Shelby 25 Sep 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1877		 AUA
Verbesina Alternifolia (L.) Britt. Ex Kearney
UNA00049689 Tuscaloosa _ Oct _ Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney
UWAL0014300 Blount 17 Oct 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6229		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
AUA000008519 Dallas 7 Sep 1970 Moore, Harold D.
861		 AUA
Verbesina Alternifolia (L.) Britt. Ex Kearney
JSU124428 Jefferson 31 Jul 1985 Barber, J. Patrick
1627		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
UNA00056719 Henry 28 Aug 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11870		 UNA
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney
UWAL0054369 Sumter 27 Oct 2020 Keener, Brian R.
12078		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney
JSU124359 Clay 19 Oct 1996 Ballard, J. Mark
7022		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
TROY000048072 Lawrence 02 Oct 1993 Blythe, Fennel
21		 TROY
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
AUA000008515 Conecuh 24 Oct 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
3732		 AUA
Verbesina Alternifolia (L.) Britt. Ex Kearney
JSU124423 Jackson 13 Aug 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1206		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
UWAL0051929 Madison 04 Oct 2020 England, J. Kevin
11254		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney
TROY000049484 Lawrence 15 Sep 2013 England, J. Kevin
4523		 TROY
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
JSU124433 Randolph 1 Oct 1988 Nixon, Christopher F.
4332		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
UNA00056939 Pike 10 Sep 2000 Diamond, Alvin R.
12137		 UNA
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney
UWAL0031203 Etowah 12 Sep 2015 Keener, Brian R.
9206		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney
AUA000008512 Bullock 18 Sep 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14159		 AUA
Verbesina Alternifolia (L.) Britt. Ex Kearney
TROY000033847 Butler 01 Sep 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22478		 TROY
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
JSU124422 Jackson 11 Sep 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6266		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
TROY000038192 Bullock 26 Jul 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1086		 TROY
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
UNA00073727 Marengo 17 Aug 2012 England, J. Kevin
3913		 UNA
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney
JSU124426 Jackson 18 Sep 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1412		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
UWAL0034443 Dallas 04 Oct 1994 Kral, Robert
84296		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt.
JSU124358 Choctaw 13 Sep 1997 Higginbotham, Jerri W.
305		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
TROY000038693 Marengo 19 Jul 2012 England, J. Kevin
3712		 TROY
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
JSU124432 Madison 13 Aug 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6319		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
TROY000003004 Pike 10 Sep 2000 Diamond, Alvin R.
12137		 TROY
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
UWAL0032209 Sumter 23 Sep 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4905		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
AUA000039091 Cullman 9 Sep 1933 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Verbesina Alternifolia (L.) Britt. Ex Kearney
AUA000036893 Morgan 20 Sep 2015 England, J. Kevin
5762		 AUA
Verbesina Alternifolia (L.) Britt. Ex Kearney
JSU124360 Etowah 4 Sep 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3501		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
ALNHS00004444 Lawrence 28 Sep 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2780		 ALNHS
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt.
JSU124427 Jackson 28 Jul 1975 Whetstone, R. David
5426		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
AUA000008517 Dale 20 Sep 1992 Diamond, Alvin R.
8456		 AUA
Verbesina Alternifolia (L.) Britt. Ex Kearney
TROY000014676 Montgomery 14 Sep 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20016		 TROY
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
UWAL0009467 Montgomery 02 Oct 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20245		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney
TROY000003002 Bullock 18 Sep 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14159		 TROY
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
UNA00068715 Blount 29 Aug 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1559		 UNA
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney
UWAL0019940 Morgan 20 Sep 2015 England, J. Kevin
5762		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
JSU124424 Jackson 31 Oct 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1539		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
UWAL0015800 Pike 22 Sep 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24580		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
JSU124429 Jefferson 17 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7191		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
AUA000043909 Madison 9 Oct 2020 Hansen, Curtis J.
7938		 AUA
Verbesina Alternifolia (L.) Britt. Ex Kearney
TROY000016567 Jefferson 29 Sep 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15839		 TROY
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
UWAL0009465 Blount 29 Aug 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1559		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney
UWAL0014627 Marengo 17 Aug 2012 England, J. Kevin
3913		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
JSU124436 St. Clair 3 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12115		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
UNA00058922 Blount 23 Oct 1999 Kral, Robert
88981		 UNA
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney
UWAL0052374 Lauderdale 08 Aug 2017 Keener, Brian R.
10398		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney
UWAL0007803 Butler 01 Sep 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22478		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
UNA00049703 Blount 25 Jun 1883 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney
JSU124430 Jefferson 17 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7265		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
SAMF0007044 Tuscaloosa 08 Oct 2020 Davenport, Lawrence J.
6792		 SAMF
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
UWAL0009468 Montgomery 29 Sep 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20952		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney
UWAL0057295 Bibb 06 Oct 2019 Keener, Brian R.
11664		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney
UNA00072244 Lawrence 28 Sep 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2780		 UNA
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney
UWAL0017288 Lawrence 15 Sep 2013 England, J. Kevin
4533		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
AUA000008518 Dale 15 Sep 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7743		 AUA
Verbesina Alternifolia (L.) Britt. Ex Kearney
UWAL0056243 Jackson 14 Sep 2019 England, Kevin J.
10549		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney
TROY000034361 Sumter 27 Sep 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5466		 TROY
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
JSU139282 Shelby 11 Oct 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10135		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
TROY000038946 Pike 22 Sep 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24580		 TROY
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
AUA000008514 Cleburne 12 Sep 1975 Rutland, David W.
1837		 AUA
Verbesina Alternifolia (L.) Britt. Ex Kearney
UWAL0009466 Sumter 27 Sep 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5466		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney
AUA000008521 Shelby 16 Sep 1976 Sessler, Ann H.
655		 AUA
Verbesina Alternifolia (L.) Britt. Ex Kearney
TROY000029416 Montgomery 29 Sep 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20952		 TROY
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
UWAL0010543 Marengo 19 Jul 2012 England, J. Kevin
3712		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
JSU124435 St. Clair 3 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12115		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
UWAL0031117 Cullman 13 Sep 2014 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14120		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney
UWAL0054368 Sumter 27 Oct 2020 Keener, Brian R.
12078		 UWAL
Verbesina alernifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney
JSU124437 Talladega 15 Oct 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
5247		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
UNA00015284 Tuscaloosa 13 Oct 1898 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney
JSU124431 Jefferson 17 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7286		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
JSU124425 Jackson 18 Sep 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1412		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
UWAL0030014 Morgan 06 Sep 2015 England, J. Kevin
5682		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
TROY000049199 Marengo 17 Aug 2012 England, J. Kevin
3913		 TROY
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
JSU124434 Randolph 1 Oct 1988 Nixon, Christopher F.
4332		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
UNA00060861 Bullock 18 Sep 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14159		 UNA
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney
UWAL0032216 St. Clair 28 Sep 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4917		 UWAL
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
AUA000043781 Madison 13 Sep 2019 Hansen, Curtis J.
7750		 AUA
Verbesina Alternifolia (L.) Britt. Ex Kearney
TROY000003003 Coffee 01 Oct 1999 Martin, Brian H.
268		 TROY
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
AUA000008513 Clarke 23 Sep 1973 Bedwell, C.R.
101		 AUA
Verbesina Alternifolia (L.) Britt. Ex Kearney
TROY000016291 Dale 11 Sep 2004 Kral, Robert
95643b		 TROY
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
JSU124421 Etowah 26 Oct 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
4033		 JSU
Verbesina alternifolia (Linnaeus) Britton ex Kearney
UNA00053668 Tuscaloosa 21 Sep 1987 Gabrielson, Frederick C.
s.n.		 UNA
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney
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