Vernonia fasciculata

Vernonia fasciculata
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific 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.
Synonyms
	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, 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 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

^ "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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[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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