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Narrow Leaf Ironweed

Vernonia angustifolia

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Georgia.January 24, February 26, March 24, April 36, May 29, June 17, July 15, August 14, September 19, October 22, November 16, December 20.
United States1,606
Georgia262
Alabama261
South Carolina222
North Carolina132
Mississippi102
Louisiana15
District of Columbia6
Virginia5
Maryland5

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusironweeds · Vernonia

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