Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel.
giant ironweed
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Images:
Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel.
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Distribution:
Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel.
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), CAN (ON) |
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Related Taxa:
Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel.
View
477 genera in Asteraceae,
30 species in Vernonia
or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
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Native
Introduced
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Classification:
Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel.
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Classification Report.
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Threatened and Endangered Information:
Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel.
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.
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list for that location.
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U.S. Weed Information:
Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel.
giant ironweed
tall ironweed
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
may be known by one or more common names in different
places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym
to view each weed list, or click here for a
composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
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Haragan, P.D.
1991.
Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide.
The University Press of Kentucky.
Lexington, Kentucky.
278pp.
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel.
Nat. Ind. |
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Reg. 8 |
Reg. 9 |
Reg. 0 |
Reg. A |
Reg. C |
Reg. H |
FAC,FACW |
FAC |
FAC+ |
FAC |
NO |
FACW |
FAC |
NO |
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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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More Accounts and Images:
Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel.
View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38634.
View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
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