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Common Name:
Stemless Ironweed, Carolina Ironweed, Flatwoods Ironweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Vernonia acaulis FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Vernonia acaulis FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Vernonia acaulis 179-27-001 FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Longleaf pine flatwoods, moist ecotones, and moister sandhill situations, in the Piedmont in dry rocky woodlands, hardpan woodlands, bluffs, and barrens
Common in Carolinas, rare in GA
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Georgia Ironweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Vernonia ×georgiana FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Vernonia ×georgiana [acaulis × angustifolia] FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Vernonia ×georgiana 179-27-001? FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills
Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare in GA)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Narrowleaf Ironweed, Carolina Slender Ironweed, Carolina Sandhill Ironweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Vernonia angustifolia var. angustifolia FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Vernonia angustifolia ssp. angustifolia FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Vernonia angustifolia var. angustifolia 179-27-003a FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, rare in GA
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Georgia Sandhill Ironweed, Georgia Slender Ironweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Vernonia angustifolia var. scaberrima FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Vernonia angustifolia var. scaberrima FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Vernonia angustifolia var. scaberrima 179-27-003b FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills
Uncommon
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Broadleaf Ironweed, Appalachian Ironweed, Tawny Ironweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Vernonia glauca FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Vernonia glauca FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Vernonia glauca 179-27-004 FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Pastures, bottomlands, streamsides
Common in Carolina Piedmont & SC Mountains (rare in Coastal Plain & NC Mountains) (uncommon elsewhere in GA)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
New York Ironweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Vernonia noveboracensis FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Vernonia noveboracensis FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Vernonia noveboracensis 179-27-005 FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Pastures, bottomlands, streamsides
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Tall Ironweed, Common Ironweed, Giant Ironweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Vernonia gigantea FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Vernonia gigantea ssp. gigantea FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Vernonia altissima 179-27-006 FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Pastures, bottomlands, streamsides
Common in GA Mountains & GA Piedmont, uncommon in GA Coastal Plain (rare in Carolinas)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Tennessee Ironweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Vernonia flaccidifolia FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Vernonia flaccidifolia FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Upland deciduous forests and woodlands, woodland borders
Common in GA Mountains (rare in GA Piedmont)
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Lettermann's Ironweed, Narrowleaf Ironweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Vernonia lettermanii FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH (CORRECTIBLE ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR) PLANTS National Database: Vernonia lettermannii FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Gravel bars
Native: Western US
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