Native Plant Database

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Deltoid , Lanceolate , Ovate
Leaf Margin: Dentate
Leaf Apex: Acute , Obtuse
Leaf Base: Cuneate , Truncate
Inflorescence: Head
Fruit:
Size Class: 1-3 ft. , 3-6 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: TX
Native Distribution: Tex.; Mexico (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas).
Native Habitat: Swales, disturbed sites; 10–100 m.
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees
Special Value to Honey Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

National Butterfly Center - Mission, TX

Herbarium Specimen(s)

NPSOT 0986 Collected Nov 6, 1994 in Bexar County by Mike Fox

Recommended Species Lists

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Verbesina microptera in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Verbesina microptera in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Verbesina microptera