Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia)

Family: Aster Family (Asteraceae)

Other Names: Common Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed, Wingstem Sunflower

Origin: Native

Historic First Bloom Seen: August 5*

GPS For Stand:

Interesting Facts: This tall plant can be easily identified by the "wings" on the stem. The plant is a good indicator of alluvial (deposited by water) soils. Thus this plant appears mostly along the Deer Lick Run Creek and on both sides of the road, which is also a floodplain for the Ohio River.

*Average bloom time is based on a compilation of wildflower bloom times from 1975 to present.