Quercus

Ozark Crownbeard

Verbesina helianthoides

Native to Georgia (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

21CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Verbesina

  • Chlosyne nycteisSilvery Checkerspot
  • Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
  • Anthanassa texanaTexan Crescent
  • Basilodes pepitaGold Moth, Crownbeard Seedcropper
  • Celastrina neglectaSummer Azure
  • Cirrhophanus trianguliferGoldenrod Stowaway, Beggarticks Seedcropper
  • Dichomeris setosellaHairy Dichomeris
  • Dysodia oculatanaEyed Thyris
  • Euphydryas phaetonThe Baltimore, The Black Checker
  • Homoeosoma electellaSunflower Moth
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  • Lascoria ambigualisAmbiguous Moth, Ambiguous Litter Moth
  • Ogdoconta cinereolaCommon Pinkband Groundling
  • Phyciodes tharosPearl Crescent, Crescentspot
  • Schinia binaBina Flower Moth
  • Schinia sirenAluring Schinia Moth
  • Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
  • Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
  • Synchlora frondariaSouthern Emerald
  • Adaina bipunctatus
  • Agonopterix eupatoriiella
  • Dichrorampha leopardana
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
40BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Verbesina

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
4Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Verbesina

  • Andrena aliciae
  • Calliopsis coloradensis
  • Colletes compactus
  • Megachile xylocopoides
Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
2BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Verbesina

  • Callipepla gambeliiGambel's Quail
  • Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Flies 2
  • Scepsis fulvicollis
  • Systoechus vulgaris

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Adult butterflies / moths 2
  • Phyciodes tharos
  • Thanaos juvenalis

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other wasps 3
  • Sphex nigricans
  • Sphex procera
  • Stictiella pictifrons

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Asteraceae
Hardiness
Zones 5–8
Flower color
Yellow

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Gravelweed

Conservation status

Georgia rankNot available
Global rankG5
GA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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