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Cowpen Daisy
Verbesina encelioides
In the United States:
Native
· also called Golden Crownbeard, Butter Daisy
Provides good nectar and pollen rewards for honey bees, with special value noted by pollination ecologists and utility as a late-season resource. Produces yellow daisy-like flowers over an extended period in full sun on drought-tolerant plants that self-seed readily in disturbed soils.
| Nectar | medium |
|---|---|
| Pollen | low |
| Bloom (US) | April–October |
| Duration | ~6 months |
| Type | Perennial |
| Sun | full |
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