Vernonia noveboracensis

New York ironweed
Closeup of flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Vernonia
Species: V. noveboracensis
Binomial name
Vernonia noveboracensis
(L.) Michx.

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.[2]

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]

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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