Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Verbesina encelioides
Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex A. Gray
Cowpen Daisy, Golden Crownbeard, Butter Daisy
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: VEENUSDA Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Verbesina encelioides
Cowpen Daisy
Asteraceae
Location: 880 Military Drive on Canyon Lake IslandLatitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Common on disturbed soils.
Description: Annual, 3-16 dm tall. Dense covering of minute hairs gives plant a gray-green appearance. Yellow flowers, heads 3 cm wide.
County: Comal
Collector: Mary Beth White
Collection Date: Aug 10, 1995
Specimen number: 223
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 1057
Accession Date: Aug 22, 1995
Accession Number: 86
Annotations: SCXXC (In flower)