Photo of Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia)

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Taken on Jun. 11, 2018

A recently-sprouted young plant still showing opposite arrangement of leaves. This symmetry usually disappears as the plant matures, with the plant later showing an alternate arrangement of leaves on the stem.

I established this population of plants along the James F. Hall Trail from seeds gathered from White Clay Creek state park.

In the lower-left is an Acalypha rhomboidea plant.