Verbesina encelioides is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The species is native to the United States and Mexico. It is naturalized in the Middle East, Spain, Argentina, Australia and the Pacific islands. Common names include golden crownbeard, cowpen daisy, butter daisy, crown-beard, American dogweed and South African daisy.,[+]
The species is considered as an intruder, which spreads over fertile land and prevents development of any other local species in the area, due to its high propagation & density. Research elucidates to an allelopathic behavior of the plant which explains its advantage, or takeover, over other species.
Cowpen daisy (Verbesina encelioides) with flower buds on Al Shatt Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, January 13, 2016 Al Shatt St, Doha, Qatar
Blooming cowpen daisy (Verbesina encelioides) on Al Shatt Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, January 18, 2016 Al Shatt St, Doha, Qatar
Flower of cowpen daisy (Verbesina encelioides) on Al Shatt Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, January 18, 2016 Al Shatt St, Doha, Qatar
Blooming cowpen daisy (Verbesina encelioides) on Al Shatt Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, January 21, 2016 Al Shatt St, Doha, Qatar
Close up of flowers of cowpen daisy (Verbesina encelioides) on Al Shatt Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, January 21, 2016 Al Shatt St, Doha, Qatar
Cowpen daisy (Verbesina encelioides) with flowers on Al Shatt Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, January 21, 2016 Al Shatt St, Doha, Qatar
Flowers of cowpen daisy (Verbesina encelioides) on Al Shatt Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, January 21, 2016
Yellow flowers of cowpen daisy (Verbesina encelioides) on Al Shatt Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, January 21, 2016
Inflorescence of cowpen daisy (Verbesina encelioides) on Al Shatt Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, January 21, 2016
Plant of cowpen daisy (Verbesina encelioides) on Al Shatt Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, January 21, 2016
Cowpen daisy (Verbesina encelioides) on Al Shatt Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, March 17, 2016 Al Shatt St, Doha, Qatar
Dry seed head of cowpen daisy (Verbesina encelioides) taken from Al Shatt Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, March 31, 2016
Cut seed head of cowpen daisy (Verbesina encelioides) taken from Al Shatt Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, March 31, 2016
Dry seeds of cowpen daisy (Verbesina encelioides) taken from Al Shatt Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, March 31, 2016