Vernonia lindheimeri

Vernonia lindheimeri, commonly known as woolly ironweed,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the aster family (Asteraceae). It is native North America, where it is native to the state of Coahuila in Mexico and to the state of Texas in the United States.[2][3] Its natural habitat is in open, calcareous areas.[2][4]

Vernonia lindheimeri
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Vernonia
Species:
V. lindheimeri
Binomial name
Vernonia lindheimeri

Vernonia lindheimeri is a robust perennial, growing to 3 feet high. It has narrow linear leaves, which are white-woolly beneath. It produces purple heads of flowers in the summer.[4]

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  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Vernonia lindheimeri". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  2. Vernonia lindheimeri Flora of North America
  3. "Vernonia lindheimeri". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. Vernonia lindheimeri Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Society
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