crownbeard
- noun
- /ˈkraʊnˌbɪrd/
- Specialized
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cabeza de corona
- The verbesina, or crownbeard, which gives this savanna its name, is unique to the Florida Panhandle.
Examples
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The crownbeard plant attracts many pollinators with its vibrant yellow flower heads.
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Gardeners often admire the crownbeard for its clusters of delicate white flowers.
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In spring, the crownbeard blooms beautifully, adding color to the landscape.
Synonyms
A plant with groups of white or yellow flowers
Compounds
A rough grey-green plant with yellow flowers that lives for one year in the US southwest and Mexico
A tall plant that comes back every year in the eastern United States with clusters of white flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Crownbeard comes from the English parts crown ('a circle worn on the head') and beard ('hair on the chin'). The plant has a cluster of flower heads like a small crown and some bristly, hair-like parts that look like a beard, so the name helps you picture this kind of plant.
