Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed - Verbesina alternifolia
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Verbesina alternifolia - Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed. This is a tall, yellow-blossomed plant found throughout most of the midwest and east outside of New England. It is listed as Threatened in New York.
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Distribution of Verbesina alternifolia in the United States and Canada:
Blue=Native; Grey=Introduced
Map from USDA Plants Database:
USDA, NRCS. 2017. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 16 Jan 2025). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
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| | Site: Reflection Riding, Hamilton County, TN Date: 2010-September-06 | Photographer: Gerald C. Williamson
Nikon D60
Tamron SP 90MM f/2.8 AF Macro | | Wingstem has from 2 to 10 reflexed yellow ray flowers, and the disk flowers are in a loose spherical shape. | | 
| | Site: Reflection Riding, Hamilton County, TN Date: 2010-September-06 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D60 | | The inflorescence is at the top of the stem, perhaps as much as 9 or 10 feet above the ground, which is why this photo is from below. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
| | Site: Reflection Riding, Hamilton County, TN Date: 2010-September-06 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D60 | | Verbesina alternifolia gets the species epithet from the long, rough-feeling, lanceolate alternating leaves. A similar species with opposite leaves is Verbesina occidentalis - Yellow Crownbeard. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
| | Site: Reflection Riding, Hamilton County, TN Date: 2010-September-06 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D60 | | The lanceolate leaves of Wingstem are on petioles which extend down the stem as wings, giving the plant its Wingstem common name. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
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