Vernonia fasciculata, the smooth ironweed or common ironweed,[3] or prairie ironweed[4] is a species of perennial plant in the family Asteraceae.[5] It is native to Manitoba in Canada and the north-central U.S.A.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Vernonia |
| Species: | V. fasciculata
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| Vernonia fasciculata Michx.[1]
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Vernonia fasciculata inhabits areas with moist soils and prairies.[6] It flowers in July to September.
Description edit
Vernonia fasciculata is a herbaceous perennial that grows 2–4 ft (0.61–1.22 m) tall with unbranched stems, which end in an inflorescences with magenta flowers arranged in a dense corymb.[7]
Cultivation edit
V. fasciculata is winter hardy in USDA zones 4-9, it is planted in full sun and used in rain gardens and as a naturalized plant because of its showy flower display, it is deer tolerant and adaptable to wet soils.[8]
References edit
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Vernonia fasciculata". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ "Vernonia fasciculata Michx. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ Mohlenbrock, Robert H. (2013-12-06). Vascular Flora of Illinois: A Field Guide, Fourth Edition. SIU Press. ISBN 978-0-8093-3209-0.
- ^ "Vernonia fasciculata (Prairie Ironweed): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ^ Mohlenbrock, Robert H. (2017-08-08). Flowering Plants: Asteraceae, Part 3. SIU Press. ISBN 978-0-8093-3605-0.
- ^ Britton, Nathaniel Lord; Brown, Addison (1898). An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada and the British Possessions: Apocynaceae to Compositae (dogbane to thistle) (1898). Charles Scribner's Sons.
- ^ "Smooth Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata)". www.illinoiswildflowers.info. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ^ "Vernonia fasciculata - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
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