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Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Yellow CrownbeardVerbesina occidentalis
cutleaf coneflowerRudbeckia laciniata
Yellow CrownbeardVerbesina helianthoides
frostweedVerbesina virginica
common sneezeweedHelenium autumnale
sweet Joe-Pye-weedEutrochium purpureum
American pokeweedPhytolacca americana
American burnweedErechtites hieraciifolius
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 38,081 |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 6,472 |
| Virginia | 4,734 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,830 |
| Maryland | 3,230 |
| North Carolina | 2,409 |
| Illinois | 2,345 |
| Indiana | 2,100 |
| Tennessee | 1,872 |
| Missouri | 1,825 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales |
| Family | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae |
| Genus | crownbeards · Verbesina |
Study it in a deck
- Plants of Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
- Plants of Richmond city, Virginia, United States
- Wetland-associated Species of New Hampshire, United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Wingstem with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.