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Cowpen Daisy

Verbesina encelioides

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Golden Crownbeard, Butter Daisy

Photo Credit: Claire Sorenson
Photo Credit: Claire Sorenson
Photo Credit: Claire Sorenson
Photo Credit: Claire Sorenson
Photo Credit: Paul Montgomery
Photo Credit: Paul Montgomery

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Native Habitat: Grassland
Chihuahuan Deserts, Cross Timbers, Edwards Plateau, High Plains, Southern Texas Plains, Texas Blackland Prairies

Maintenance

Winter: propagate by seed by allowing seed heads to dry on plants. Thrives on disturbed soil, dependable fall bloomer, good nectar source for late season butterflies.

Comments

A well-branched grayish-green plant, leaves alternate or opposite, toothed, nearly triangular. Yellow flower heads are up to 2 inches (5 cm) across and have 3-toothed rays. Found in disturbed areas throughout Texas, especially the drier parts, Larval Host: Bordered Patch Butterfly.

Growth Form

Herbaceous

Height

1 to
5 ft

Spread

1 to
3 ft

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Rocky, Limestone, Dry

Light Requirement

Sun

Water Requirement

Low

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Annual

Bloom Color

Yellow

Bloom Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Seasonal Interest

Nectar, Larval Host

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Bees

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References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=VEEN. 3) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Verbesina+encelioides&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 4) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=4725&locationType=County&mapType=Normal, 5) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=38601#null

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