OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

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camera icon Common Name: Stemless Ironweed, Carolina Ironweed, Flatwoods Ironweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Vernonia acaulis   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Vernonia acaulis   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Vernonia acaulis 179-27-001   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

 

Habitat: Longleaf pine flatwoods, moist ecotones, and moister sandhill situations, in the Piedmont in dry rocky woodlands, hardpan woodlands, bluffs, and barrens

Common in Carolinas, rare in GA

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Georgia Ironweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Vernonia ×georgiana   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Vernonia ×georgiana [acaulis × angustifolia]   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Vernonia ×georgiana 179-27-001?   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

 

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills

Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare in GA)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Narrowleaf Ironweed, Carolina Slender Ironweed, Carolina Sandhill Ironweed

Weakley's Flora: (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): Vernonia angustifolia var. angustifolia 179-27-003a   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

 

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills

Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, rare in GA

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Georgia Sandhill Ironweed, Georgia Slender Ironweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Vernonia angustifolia var. scaberrima   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Vernonia angustifolia var. scaberrima   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Vernonia angustifolia var. scaberrima 179-27-003b   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

 

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills

Uncommon

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Broadleaf Ironweed, Appalachian Ironweed, Tawny Ironweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Vernonia glauca   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Vernonia glauca   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Vernonia glauca 179-27-004   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

 

Habitat: Pastures, bottomlands, streamsides

Common in Carolina Piedmont & SC Mountains (rare in Coastal Plain & NC Mountains) (uncommon elsewhere in GA)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: New York Ironweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Vernonia noveboracensis   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Vernonia noveboracensis   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Vernonia noveboracensis 179-27-005   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

 

Habitat: Pastures, bottomlands, streamsides

Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Tall Ironweed, Common Ironweed, Giant Ironweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Vernonia gigantea   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Vernonia gigantea ssp. gigantea   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Vernonia altissima 179-27-006   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

 

Habitat: Pastures, bottomlands, streamsides

Common in GA Mountains & GA Piedmont, uncommon in GA Coastal Plain (rare in Carolinas)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Tennessee Ironweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Vernonia flaccidifolia   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Vernonia flaccidifolia   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

 

Habitat: Upland deciduous forests and woodlands, woodland borders

Common in GA Mountains (rare in GA Piedmont)

Native to Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Lettermann's Ironweed, Narrowleaf Ironweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Vernonia lettermanii   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH (CORRECTIBLE ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR) PLANTS National Database: Vernonia lettermannii   FAMILY: Asteraceae__

 

Habitat: Gravel bars

Native: Western US

 


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