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Smooth Ironweed

Vernonia fasciculata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Illinois.January 13, February 14, March 22, April 40, May 64, June 26, July 82, August 60, September 25, October 20, November 13, December 12.
United States2,768
Illinois1,169
Canada1,152
Minnesota1,128
Ontario1,127
Wisconsin973
Michigan572
Iowa280
Nebraska96
South Dakota95

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
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.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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