Vernonia fasciculata

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.

Vernonia fasciculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Vernonia
Species:
V. fasciculata
Binomial name
Vernonia fasciculata
Michx.[1]
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Cacalia corymbosa Kuntze
    • Cacalia fasciculata (Michx.) Kuntze
    • Plectreca corymbosa Raf.
    • Serratula corymbosa Poir.
    • Vernonia corymbosa Schwein.
    • Vernonia fasciculata subsp. corymbosa (Schwein.) S.B.Jones
    • Vernonia fasciculata var. corymbosa (Schwein.) Daniels
    • Vernonia fasciculata var. nebraskensis Gleason
    • Vernonia schweinitzii Steud.

Vernonia fasciculata inhabits areas with moist soils and prairies.[6] It flowers in July to September.

Description

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

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
  1. "ITIS - Report: Vernonia fasciculata". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  2. "Vernonia fasciculata Michx. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  3. Mohlenbrock, Robert H. (2013-12-06). Vascular Flora of Illinois: A Field Guide, Fourth Edition. SIU Press. ISBN 978-0-8093-3209-0.
  4. "Vernonia fasciculata (Prairie Ironweed): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  5. Mohlenbrock, Robert H. (2017-08-08). Flowering Plants: Asteraceae, Part 3. SIU Press. ISBN 978-0-8093-3605-0.
  6. 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.
  7. "Smooth Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata)". www.illinoiswildflowers.info. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  8. "Vernonia fasciculata - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2021-11-01.


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