Vernonia noveboracensis

Vernonia noveboracensis (New York ironweed[1] or vein-leaf hawkweed) is a plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae. It is native to the eastern United States, from Florida to Massachusetts and west to Tennessee, Alabama, and West Virginia and to southern Ontario.[2]

Vernonia noveboracensis
Closeup of flowers

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Vernonia
Species:
V. noveboracensis
Binomial name
Vernonia noveboracensis
(L.) Michx.
Natural range in North America

Description

Vernonia noveboracensis is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, on stiff, greenish purple stems. The flowers are purple, borne in summer and fall.[3] This ironweed is an herbaceous perennial that spreads by seeds and runners. Ironweed can be an aggressive weed in moist soils.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Vernonia noveboracensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. "Vernonia noveboracensis". Flora of North America.
  3. Blanchan, Neltje (2005). Wild Flowers Worth Knowing. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
  4. Martin, Alexander C. (1972). Weeds. Racine, Wisconsin: Western Publishing Company. p. 116.


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