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Western Ironweed

Vernonia baldwinii

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 430, February 411, March 467, April 886, May 543, June 594, July 1,267, August 461, September 466, October 310, November 403, December 391.
United States8,710
Texas8,180
Kansas1,262
Oklahoma1,163
Missouri720
Arkansas592
Nebraska296
Iowa233
Illinois191
Colorado62

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

Sources

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