Classification Hierarchy
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Tracheophyta
Superdivision Spermatophyta
Division Magnoliophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae
Genus Vernonia
Species Vernonia fasciculata
Prairie ironweed

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BONAP, FNA, ITIS, USDA, VPI

Scientific Name: Vernonia_fasciculata

Common Name: Prairie ironweed, Western ironweed

Origin: Native

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Additional references: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

Field Marks for Identification:

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Glossaries of botanical terms: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.

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