Asteraceae

Yellow crownbeard

Verbesina occidentalis Walter

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Verbesina

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Yellow crownbeard (Verbesina occidentalis) — FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Yellow crownbeard

Synonyms

Actinomeris alata Nutt.
Coreopsis alata Cav.
Coreopsis alata Pursh
Phaethusa occidentalis (L.) Britton
Phaethusa occidentalis Britton
Sigesbeckia occidentalis L.

Flowers

In flower: September to October (from 782 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: sbythe35, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ken Kneidel, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dan Mohn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: dande, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Silvia Tort Ranson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.