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]
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| Closeup of flowers | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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| Natural range in North America | |
Description
editVernonia noveboracensis is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, on stiff, greenish purple stems. It grows approximately 6 feet tall. The flowers are purple, borne in summer and fall.[3] This ironweed is an herbaceous clumping perennial that will spread by seed. Ironweed can be an aggressive weed in moist soils.[4]
References
edit- ^ NRCS. "Vernonia noveboracensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Vernonia noveboracensis". Flora of North America.
- ^ Blanchan, Neltje (2005). Wild Flowers Worth Knowing. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- ^ Martin, Alexander C. (1972). Weeds. Racine, Wisconsin: Western Publishing Company. p. 116.
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