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Missouri Ironweed

Vernonia missurica

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Illinois.January 18, February 20, March 30, April 56, May 89, June 37, July 82, August 109, September 34, October 28, November 18, December 17.
United States2,124
Illinois1,438
Missouri809
Michigan673
Arkansas460
Canada403
Ontario403
Texas301
Indiana135
Kentucky71

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Traits

Group and habits

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

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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