Biology:Vernonia noveboracensis
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Short description: Species of plant
Vernonia noveboracensis | |
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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
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Binomial name | |
Vernonia noveboracensis (L.) Michx.
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Natural range in North America |
Vernonia noveboracensis, the New York ironweed[1] or vein-leaf hawkweed, is a plant in the 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]
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
- ↑ "Vernonia noveboracensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=VENO.
- ↑ "Vernonia noveboracensis". Flora of North America. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=220014135.
- ↑ Blanchan, Neltje (2005). Wild Flowers Worth Knowing. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- ↑ Martin, Alexander C. (1972). Weeds. Racine, Wisconsin: Western Publishing Company. p. 116.
Wikidata ☰ Q1983017 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernonia noveboracensis.
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