Wingstem

Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Wingstem: Agonopterix eupatoriiella, Anthanassa texana texana, Basilodes pepita, Celastrina argiolus lucia/neglecta, Charidryas harrisii, Celastrina ladon, Charidryas nycteis, Chlosyne nycteis, Cremastobombycia ambrosiella, Cremastobombycia ignota, Euphydryas phaeton

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.