Verbesina chapmanii, commonly known as Chapman's crownbeard, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the Florida Panhandle. It typically grows up to 31 inches tall.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Verbesina |
| Species: | V. chapmanii
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| Binomial name | |
| Verbesina chapmanii J.R.Coleman
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Description edit
Verbesina chapmanii is a perennial dicot that typically grows 50 to 80 cm (20 to 31 in) tall. The leaves are mostly opposite; the leaf blades are elliptic, and are 3 to 10 × 0.8 to 3 cm; the leaf bases are cuneate. There are 1 to 3 flower heads per plant. the involucres are hemispherical to turbinate, and are 8 to 16 mm (0.80 to 1.60 cm) in diameter. There are 0 ray florets, and 40-80 disc florets. The corollas are yellow. The elliptic cypselae are "purplish black", and are 5-7 mm in length. The pappi are up to 0.3 mm in length.[1][2]
It flowers from June to August.[2]
Distribution and habitat edit
It is endemic to the Florida Panhandle.[3] It grows in pine barrens, bogs, and flatwoods at elevations of 10 to 30 meters from sea level.[2]
Taxonomy edit
The name Verbesina chapmanii was first published in 1972 by J. R. Coleman.[4]
References edit
- ^ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ a b c "Verbesina chapmanii - FNA". floranorthamerica.org. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ "Verbesina chapmanii - Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ "Verbesina chapmanii | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
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