Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vernonia lettermanii
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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SYNONYMOUS WITH (CORRECTIBLE ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vernonia lettermannii
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH (CORRECTIBLE ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR) Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Vernonia lettermannii
SYNONYMOUS WITH (CORRECTIBLE ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR) Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Vernonia lettermannii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Southeastern States (Cronquist 1980, Isely 1990)
Vernonia lettermanii
COMMON NAME:
Lettermann's Ironweed, Narrowleaf Ironweed
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Heads discoid, 10-12 florets per head, per Flora of North America.
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September Greenville County SC
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Leaf blades filiform, 1-3(+)mm wide, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vernonia lettermanii
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH (CORRECTIBLE ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vernonia lettermannii
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH (CORRECTIBLE ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR)
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Vernonia lettermannii
SYNONYMOUS WITH (CORRECTIBLE ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR)
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Vernonia lettermannii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Vascular Flora of the Southeastern States (Cronquist 1980, Isely 1990)
Vernonia lettermanii
3522
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Gravel bars, per Weakley's Flora
Native: Western US
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Purplish-blue
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
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