Vernonia angustifolia

Summary

Vernonia angustifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the southeastern United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina).[1] It was first described by André Michaux in 1803.[2]

Vernonia angustifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Vernonia
Species:
V. angustifolia
Binomial name
Vernonia angustifolia
Synonyms[1]
  • Cacalia angustifolia (Michx.) Kuntze
  • Cacalia graminifolia (Walter) Kuntze
  • Chrysocoma angustifolia Steud.
  • Chrysocoma graminifolia Walter
  • Liatris umbellata Bertol.
  • Vernonia altissima Walp.
  • Vernonia recurva Gleason
  • Vernonia scaberrima Nutt.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Vernonia angustifolia Michx.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-09-08
  2. ^ "Vernonia angustifolia Michx.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2020-09-08