Biology:Vernonia texana
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Vernonia texana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Vernonia |
| Species: | V. texana
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| Binomial name | |
| Vernonia texana (A.Gray) Small
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Vernonia texana, commonly called Texas ironweed,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the aster family (Asteraceae). It is native eastern to North America, where it is found primarily in the South Central region of the United States.[2][3] Its natural habitat is in open sandy woodlands.[3][4]
Vernonia texana is an erect herbaceous perennial. Its leaves are alternate and linear-lanceolate. It produces purple heads of flowers in the summer.[3]
References
- ↑ "Vernonia texana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=VETE3. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ↑ "Vernonia texana", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Vernonia%20texana.png, retrieved 29 January 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Vernonia texana Flora of North America
- ↑ Diggs, George; Lipscomb, Barney; O'Kennon, Robert (1999). Flora of North Central Texas. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. p. 428. http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q15570696 entry
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