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.