Gravelweed
Verbesina helianthoides Michx. - Aster family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 4.0 feet
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly)
Larval Species depending on Gravelweed: Charidryas harrisii, Charidryas nycteis, Phyciodes tharos
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas
Regional Native Status: L48 (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.