''Verbesina alternifolia'' is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

in the family

Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...

. It is commonly known as wingstem or yellow ironweed. It is native to North America. It is a larval host to the gold moth ('' Basilodes pepita'') and the silvery checkerspot ('' Chlosyne nycteis'').The Xerces Society (2016), ''Gardening for Butterflies: How You Can Attract and Protect Beautiful, Beneficial Insects'', Timber Press. File:V. alternifolia stem.jpg, Close-up of Verbesina alternifolia stem showing wings File:V. alternifolia flowers.jpg, Mature flower heads File:V. alternifolia seedhead.jpg, Detail of immature seed head

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