Frostweed, White Crownbeard, Iceplant, Iceweed, Virginia Crownbeard (Verbesina virginica)

Photographic Location: Sycamore Ridge Ranch in Middle Tennessee.

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

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Photographic Location: Sycamore Ridge Ranch in Middle Tennessee.

This is where the name Frostweed comes from. During the first freeze of the year, the water left in the stem freezes and forms these delicate patterns.