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Verbesina occidentalis
Yellow Crownbeard
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Verbesina occidentalis (L.) Walter
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Yellow Crownbeard
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asterales, Family Asteraceae, Genus Verbesina, Species Verbesina occidentalis


Park Tags:
Elevation Range - Low
Life form - Perennial Herb
Park Rank - Park infrequent
Taxa Group - Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory - Dicot
Evidence Sensitivity - Not Sensitive
Wetland Status - Facultative Upland
Bloom Time - August
Bloom Time - September
Bloom Time - October


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:		O, BI
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5; TN: SNR
Evidence:		64 Observations, 10 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Camp Nelson National Monument	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Frederica National Monument
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Great Falls Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Piscataway Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Shenandoah National Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site


Last Modified Date:	10/31/2019

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/3/2026 4:57:15 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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