The Vascular Plants of Iowa

An Annotated Checklist and Natural History

University of Iowa Press Digital Editions


Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Genus:
Vernonia Schreber Schreber
Species:
Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Cov.
Synonym(s):
Vernonia altissima Nutt.
Species Common Name:
Tall ironweed
Habitat:
Low woods; open ground
Abundance and Distribution:
Frequent to infrequent southwestern quarter
Origin:
Native
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e3549