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Tall Ironweed

Vernonia gigantea

26,635 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ohio.January 66, February 72, March 97, April 189, May 442, June 102, July 169, August 686, September 330, October 78, November 56, December 53.
United States21,193
Ohio5,636
Tennessee2,473
Indiana1,565
Kentucky1,424
Alabama1,288
Pennsylvania1,121
Georgia824
Louisiana657
Mississippi431

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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