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Asteraceae
Vernonia

not marked as a favorite taxon Vernonia missurica Rafinesque. Common name: Missouri Ironweed. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Wet hammocks, prairies, glades. Distribution: IN, c. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997), GA (FNA), and Panhandle FL, west to se. IA, e. KS, OK, and TX.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl7, FNA19, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, Oh3, POWO, S, SE1, Tn, Tx, WH3, Faust (1972). Basionym: Vernonia missurica Raf. 1833

Links to other floras: = Vernonia missurica - FNA19

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Vernonia missurica© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Vernonia missurica© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
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image #10 of Vernonia missurica© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷
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