Asteraceae

White crownbeard

Verbesina virginica L.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Verbesina

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White crownbeard (Verbesina virginica) — FlowerPhoto: Samuel A Schmid, PhD, PWS, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: White crownbeard

Synonyms

Phaethusa laciniata Small
Verbesina laciniata Walter
Verbesina virginica var. laciniata A.Gray

Flowers

In flower: August to October (from 1,941 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Samuel A Schmid, PhD, PWS, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Zach Bell, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jacob Weston, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hill Craddock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael Dueitt Jr, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: samantha brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: ubuntu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Terri Kittrell, 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.