NameThatPlant.net: Vernonia angustifolia var. angustifolia

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vernonia angustifolia var. angustifolia FAMILY Asteraceae__ Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about Vernonia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vernonia angustifolia ssp. angustifolia FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-27-003a:

Vernonia angustifolia var. angustifolia FAMILY Asteraceae__

COMMON NAME:
Narrowleaf Ironweed, Carolina Slender Ironweed, Carolina Sandhill Ironweed

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vernonia angustifolia var. angustifolia FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vernonia angustifolia ssp. angustifolia FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-27-003a:
Vernonia angustifolia var. angustifolia FAMILY Asteraceae__

1607

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, rare in GA

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Purplish-blue
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene

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