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Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney
Wingstem

(Actinomeris alternifolia, Actinomeris squarrosa)
Asteraceae — Aster family
Rare native

Verbesina alternifolia
Upper Pike Creek Road
September 2011
Verbesina alternifolia
Upper Pike Creek Road
September 2011
Verbesina alternifolia
Upper Pike Creek Road
September 2011
Verbesina alternifolia
Upper Pike Creek Road
September 2011
The seeds are also winged.


This is almost certainly planted at Pike Creek, not a native population, so the species is still considered historical in Delaware.