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Verbesina enceloides
Usually tall, 1-3' high. The flower heads are up to 2 inches across and have yellow disks and broad, 3-toothed, yellow rays. The leaves have toothed margins and are silvery green or have bluish cast, vary in shape and arrangement on the plant and are typically narrowly triangular and opposite lower on the plant and lanceolate and alternate higher on the plant.
Desert, upland pastures, disturbed areas. Prefers full sunny, dry locations. Sand, loam, clay, limestone. Cowpen daisy earned its name from the type of disturbed soil on which it thrives. The yellow flower is a good nectar source especially for late season butterflies.
Plants contain toxic amounts of galegine and are poisonous to grazing animals like sheep and goats. The flower is a good nectar source especially for late season butterflies.
Spotted on Oct 16, 2012
Submitted on Oct 21, 2012
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