Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Cuatrec.
                
                
                    
Source:
gcc
                
                
                    
Year:
1954
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Mutisia n.° 19: 2 (1954)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000072554
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Tequendama Golden Aster
- Tequendama False Sunflower
- Tequendama Verbesina
 
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Verbesina tequendamensis (also called Tequendama Verbesina, among many other common names) is an herbaceous perennial plant native to Colombia. It has a woody base and small, yellow flowers. It grows in dry grasslands and open woodlands.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Verbesina tequendamensis is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and is also used as a medicinal plant to treat various ailments.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Verbesina tequendamensis has yellow flowers with a star-shaped center. Its seeds are small, brown and oval-shaped. Its seedlings have a rosette of basal leaves.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Verbesina tequendamensis is a perennial herb that is native to Mexico and Central America. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil. Propagation is done by seed or cuttings. Seeds should be sown in spring or early summer and cuttings should be taken in late summer or early fall.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Verbesina tequendamensis
                        
                            Verbesina tequendamensis can be found in Mexico.                        
                     
                
                                    
                        Verbesina tequendamensis FAQ
                        
                            What are the common names of Verbesina tequendamensis?
Common names of Verbesina tequendamensis include Tequendama Verbesina and Tequendama Ironweed
What is the growth habit of Verbesina tequendamensis?
Verbesina tequendamensis is an upright, clump-forming perennial
What is the native range of Verbesina tequendamensis?
Verbesina tequendamensis is native to Colombia
 
                     
                
                                    
                        Species in the Verbesina genus
                        
                            Verbesina synethes, 
Verbesina cymbipalea, 
Verbesina linearis, 
Verbesina teotepecana, 
Verbesina platanarana, 
Verbesina machucana, 
Verbesina propinqua, 
Verbesina ortegae, 
Verbesina hispida, 
Verbesina lundellii, 
Verbesina peruviana, 
Verbesina nelsonii, 
Verbesina bolanosana, 
Verbesina liebmannii, 
Verbesina lehmannii, 
Verbesina platyptera, 
Verbesina walteri, 
Verbesina discoidea, 
Verbesina heterophylla, 
Verbesina macbridei, 
Verbesina angustifolia, 
Verbesina microcarpa, 
Verbesina pallens, 
Verbesina longifolia, 
Verbesina rhomboidea, 
Verbesina chilapana, 
Verbesina barrancae, 
Verbesina hypoglauca, 
Verbesina blakeana, 
Verbesina centroboyacana, 
Verbesina villaregalis, 
Verbesina oligactis, 
Verbesina nayaritensis, 
Verbesina eperetma, 
Verbesina grayi, 
Verbesina acuminata, 
Verbesina barclayae, 
Verbesina alternifolia, 
Verbesina leucactinota, 
Verbesina reyesii, 
Verbesina robinsonii, 
Verbesina schaffneri, 
Verbesina kingii, 
Verbesina dentata, 
Verbesina ricacosta, 
Verbesina contumacensis, 
Verbesina holwayi, 
Verbesina richardsonii, 
Verbesina minarum, 
Verbesina plowmanii,                         
 
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Asteraceae family
                        
                            Aaronsohnia pubescens, 
Aaronsohnia factorovskyi, 
Abrotanella filiformis, 
Abrotanella rostrata, 
Abrotanella linearis, 
Abrotanella trilobata, 
Abrotanella muscosa, 
Abrotanella inconspicua, 
Abrotanella trichoachaenia, 
Abrotanella caespitosa, 
Abrotanella nivigena, 
Abrotanella pusilla, 
Abrotanella linearifolia, 
Abrotanella papuana, 
Abrotanella rosulata, 
Abrotanella emarginata, 
Abrotanella fertilis, 
Abrotanella spathulata, 
Abrotanella purpurea, 
Abrotanella patearoa, 
Abrotanella submarginata, 
Abrotanella diemii, 
Abrotanella scapigera, 
Abrotanella forsterioides, 
Acamptopappus shockleyi, 
Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus, 
Acanthocephalus benthamianus, 
Acanthocephalus amplexifolius, 
Acanthocladium dockeri, 
Acanthodesmos distichus, 
Acanthodesmos gibarensis, 
Acanthospermum humile, 
Acanthospermum consobrinum, 
Acanthospermum glabratum, 
Acanthospermum microcarpum, 
Acanthospermum hispidum, 
Acanthospermum australe, 
Acanthospermum lecocarpoides, 
Acanthostyles buniifolius, 
Acanthostyles saucechicoensis, 
Achillea buiana, 
Achillea conrathii, 
Achillea cucullata, 
Achillea styriaca, 
Achillea clavennae, 
Achillea cappadocica, 
Achillea huber-morathii, 
Achillea ptarmicoides, 
Achillea sieheana, 
Achillea barrelieri,