Cowpen Daisy

verbesina encelioides

The Cowpen Daisy (Verbesina encelioides) is a resilient, golden-bloomed annual wildflower native to the Americas. Often colonizing disturbed grounds, pastures, and roadsides, this tough plant is named for its fondness for fertile, trampled soils like those of livestock enclosures. It is highly valued by entomologists and gardeners alike for its exceptional ability to attract a diverse array of pollinators, transforming dry, open landscapes into buzzing havens for bees, butterflies, and beetles during the hottest months of the year.

生息地: Found in disturbed soils, roadsides, pastures, fields, and sandy coastal areas across arid and semi-arid regions.

外見

This plant typically grows 30 to 150 cm tall, displaying coarse, grayish-green, triangular or lance-shaped leaves with deeply toothed margins. The entire plant is covered in fine, whitish hairs, giving it a soft, dusty, or velvety appearance. Its bright yellow, daisy-like composite flower heads measure about 2 to 5 cm across, featuring distinctive three-toothed tips on the outer ray florets surrounding a dense golden center.

界Plantae門Tracheophyta綱Magnoliopsida目Asterales科Asteraceae属Verbesina

Cowpen Daisy

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Native American tribes traditionally used crushed parts of the plant to treat skin ailments and soothe insect stings.

The common name 'Cowpen Daisy' arises from its affinity for highly disturbed, nitrogen-rich soils, especially around livestock pens and holding areas.

While highly toxic to sheep, goats, and cattle, its flowers are completely harmless and incredibly attractive to migrating Monarch butterflies.

特殊能力

Exudes chemicals from its roots and decaying leaves that inhibit the germination and growth of neighboring plant species, helping it dominate open soil.

Utilizes dense, light-colored leaf hairs to reflect excess sunlight, reduce wind exposure, and conserve water in dry environments.

Produces galegine, a toxic nitrogenous compound that deters mammalian herbivores from grazing on its foliage.

サイズと詳細

長さ: 30-150 cm
寿命: 1 年
抱卵期間: 7-21 日

食性と食事

As a photosynthetic plant, the Cowpen Daisy generates its own organic compounds using sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, and essential mineral nutrients absorbed from the soil.

主な食物

Sunlight
Carbon dioxide
Water
Soil nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium)

採餌方法

Photosynthesis

生態系とのつながり

host plant

Bordered Patch

Chlosyne lacinia

The caterpillar of this butterfly relies heavily on the leaves of the cowpen daisy as a primary food source.

mutualism

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Bees actively collect nectar and pollen from the golden flower heads, serving as key pollinators.

eaten by

Domestic Sheep

Ovis aries

May ingest the toxic leaves in overgrazed pastures, leading to lethal lung congestion.

特徴

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安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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よくある質問

Cowpen Daisyを見分けるには？

Cowpen Daisyを識別する最も簡単な方法は、Snappit自然識別アプリを使用することです。

Cowpen Daisyの長さは何ですか？

30-150 cm

Cowpen Daisyの寿命は何ですか？

1 年

Cowpen Daisyは何を食べますか？

As a photosynthetic plant, the Cowpen Daisy generates its own organic compounds using sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, and essential mineral nutrients absorbed from the soil.

Cowpen Daisyは通常どこに生息していますか？

Found in disturbed soils, roadsides, pastures, fields, and sandy coastal areas across arid and semi-arid regions.

Cowpen Daisyはどのように狩りをしますか？

Photosynthesis

Cowpen Daisyの抱卵期間は何ですか？

7-21 日