Asteraceae
Verbesina

Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex A.Gray

First published in S.Watson & al., Bot. California 1: 350 (1876)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is U.S.A. to Mexico, Caribbean, Ecuador to S. South America. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a poison, a medicine and invertebrate food.

Descriptions

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 1000 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 1000–1000 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Cauca, Valle del Cauca.
Habit
Herb.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

M. Thulin. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1–4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Shrubby herb, up to 1 m or more tall; stems densely pubescent
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite near base of plant, alternate higher up, petiolate; blade ovate-triangular, usually up to c. 5 x 3 cm, acute at the apex, with coarsely dentate-serrate margins, appressed pubescent above, densely whitish pubescent beneath; petiole widened and usually auriculate at the base
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
Capitula radiate; peduncles up to 10 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Phyllaries
Phyllaries 2-seriate, linear-lanceolate, c. 10–12 x 2–3 mm, appressed pubescent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Ray florets yellow, the blade c. 15 x 5 mm, 3-fid at the apex
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes pubescent, brownish, those from disk florets c. 5–6 x 1.5–2 mm, with a whitish 1–1.5 mm wide wing; pappus of c. 1 mm long awns
Note
Probably recently introduced and locally naturalised at c. 1300 m in N1 (Hargeysa); native of North America, but now widespread as an introduction in many parts of the world
Distribution
First record for Somalia.
[FSOM]

Uses

Use Invertebrate Food
Used as invertebrate food.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
Use Poisons
Poisons.
[UPFC]

Common Names

English
Butter daisy, Fireweed, Golden crown beard, Wild sunflower

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0