Verbesina: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
m nomialbot — converted multi-template taxobox to {{Taxobox}} |
Added ref to moth |
||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
'''Crownbeard''' is the common name of a family of [[flowering plant]]s , the [[genus]] '''''Verbesina''''', in the family [[Asteraceae]]. They bear yellow flowers similar to small sunflowers. The name ''Verbesina'' refers to the similarity of the foliage to that of the [[verbena]]. |
'''Crownbeard''' is the common name of a family of [[flowering plant]]s , the [[genus]] '''''Verbesina''''', in the family [[Asteraceae]]. They bear yellow flowers similar to small sunflowers. The name ''Verbesina'' refers to the similarity of the foliage to that of the [[verbena]]. |
||
''Verbesina'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including ''[[Schinia|Schinia bina]]'', which has been recorded on ''V. encelioides''. |
|||
''Actinomeris'' is a [[basionym]] of ''Verbesina''. |
''Actinomeris'' is a [[basionym]] of ''Verbesina''. |
||
Revision as of 09:26, 7 November 2006
| Verbesina | |
|---|---|
| |
| Verbesina alternifolia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Division: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Verbesina
|
| Species | |
|
See text. | |
Crownbeard is the common name of a family of flowering plants , the genus Verbesina, in the family Asteraceae. They bear yellow flowers similar to small sunflowers. The name Verbesina refers to the similarity of the foliage to that of the verbena.
Verbesina species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia bina, which has been recorded on V. encelioides.
Actinomeris is a basionym of Verbesina.
Species
Species of Verbesina include:
- Verbesina alternifolia
- Verbesina arnottii
- Verbesina auriculigera
- Verbesina dissita
- Verbesina encelioides
- Verbesina gigantea
- Verbesina glabrata
- Verbesina grisebachii
- Verbesina guatemalensis
- Verbesina hastata
- Verbesina howardiana
- Verbesina occidentalis
- Verbesina persicifolia
- Verbesina subcordata
- Verbesina squarrosa
- Verbesina virginica
- Verbesina virginica var. laciniata
 | This Asteraceae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |