Biology:Vernonia fasciculata
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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. fasciculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Vernonia fasciculata Michx.[1]
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Vernonia fasciculata, the smooth ironweed or common ironweed,[3] or prairie ironweed[4] is a species of perennial plant in the family Asteraceae.[5] It is native to Manitoba in Canada and the north-central U.S.A.
Vernonia fasciculata inhabits areas with moist soils and prairies.[6] It flowers in July to September.
Description
Vernonia fasciculata is a herbaceous perennial that grows 2–4 ft (0.61–1.22 m) tall with unbranched stems, which end in an inflorescences with magenta flowers arranged in a dense corymb.[7]
Cultivation
V. fasciculata is winter hardy in USDA zones 4-9, it is planted in full sun and used in rain gardens and as a naturalized plant because of its showy flower display, it is deer tolerant and adaptable to wet soils.[8]
References
- ↑ "ITIS - Report: Vernonia fasciculata". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=38629#null.
- ↑ "Vernonia fasciculata Michx. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:258347-1.
- ↑ Mohlenbrock, Robert H. (2013-12-06) (in en). Vascular Flora of Illinois: A Field Guide, Fourth Edition. SIU Press. ISBN 978-0-8093-3209-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=Hid6CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA155&dq.
- ↑ "Vernonia fasciculata (Prairie Ironweed): Minnesota Wildflowers" (in en). https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/prairie-ironweed.
- ↑ Mohlenbrock, Robert H. (2017-08-08) (in en). Flowering Plants: Asteraceae, Part 3. SIU Press. ISBN 978-0-8093-3605-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=tQNBDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA87&dq.
- ↑ Britton, Nathaniel Lord; Brown, Addison (1898) (in en). An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada and the British Possessions: Apocynaceae to Compositae (dogbane to thistle) (1898). Charles Scribner's Sons. https://books.google.com/books?id=-Kg7AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA303&dq.
- ↑ "Smooth Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata)". https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/sm_ironweedx.htm.
- ↑ "Vernonia fasciculata - Plant Finder". https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=277257.
Wikidata ☰ Q1021760 entry
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