Wingstem

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Scientific Name: Verbesina alternifolia
Family: Asteraceae
Description: Winged stem and wide, open, moplike, yellow flowers
Habitat: Alluvial soil along streams in open woods and pastures
Range: Eastern North America
Comments: None.

Source: Indiana University Press, Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers
Photograph: Used with permission from Patrick Alexander.