Verbesina encelioides (Cav.)Benth.
Common Name : Golden crownbeard
Family : Asteraceae
HABIT |
AN ERECT ANNUAL HERB. |
STEMS |
0.3-1.6 M TALL, COVERED WITH
FINE WHITE HAIRS. |
LEAVES |
TOOTHED OR LOBED; LOWER LEAVES ARE OPPOSITE AND TRIANGULAR,
WHILE THE UPPER LEAVES ARE ALTERNATE AND LANCE SHAPED. BOTH UPPER AND LOWER
LEAVES FEATURE FINE WHITE HAIRS ON THE UNDERSIDE. |
FLOWERS |
TOOTHED OR LOBED; LOWER
LEAVES ARE OPPOSITE AND TRIANGULAR, WHILE THE UPPER LEAVES ARE ALTERNATE AND
LANCE SHAPED. BOTH UPPER AND LOWER LEAVES FEATURE FINE WHITE HAIRS ON THE
UNDERSIDE. |
FRUITS |
ACHENES ARE GRAYISH-BROWN,
FLAT, AND WINGED ALONG THE MARGINS. SEED SIZE RANGES BETWEEN 5.4 – 6.7MM X
3.1- 3.66 MM, COVERED WITH FINE HAIRS. |