Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trelease ex Branner & Coville

Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trelease ex Branner & Coville is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a.

Vernacular names

• vernonie géante McMurray & Lehela, 1999

• giant ironweed ITIS, 2010
• tall ironweed Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2005

Synonyms

• Chrysocoma gigantea Walter FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• Vernonia altissima Nuttall FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• Vernonia altissima subsp. ovalifolia (Torrey & A. Gray) Urbatsch FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• Vernonia altissima var. taeniotricha S.F. Blake FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trelease ex Branner & Coville subsp. gigantea
• Vernonia ovalifolia Torrey & A. Gray FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Asteranae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae
Subfamily	Vernonioideae
Tribe	Vernonieae
Genus	Vernonia
Species	Vernonia gigantea

Habit

Herb