Jessea cooperi (Cooper Jessea)

Native to Costa Rica and Panama, this tall shrub belongs to the daisy family and can reach about thirteen feet in height. Large leaves may be oval, lance-shaped, or broader toward their tips, with coarsely toothed or lobed edges. The stems are sparsely hairy. Branched clusters carry flower heads with yellow outer ray florets and orange-yellow central flowers. In Costa Rica and Panama, it grows in wet forests and along roads between about 3,280 and 8,200 feet. Its flowering season extends through much of the year. Photographed in Panama.