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Vernonia gigantea (Walt.) Trel.
giant ironweed
Symbol: VEGI
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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State Distributional Map for VEGI
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Plant Distribution by State

Vernonia gigantea (Walt.) Trel.

VEGI

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Related Taxa:
Vernonia gigantea (Walt.) Trel.

View 440 genera in Asteraceae, 30 species in Vernonia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.

Distribution of Vernonia gigantea ssp. gigantea. Native. Image Available. Distribution of Vernonia gigantea ssp. ovalifolia. Native.      
Vernonia gigantea ssp. gigantea
giant ironweed		 Vernonia gigantea ssp. ovalifolia
giant ironweed		      
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Classification:
Vernonia gigantea (Walt.) Trel.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Asteridae –
                      Order Asterales –
                         Family Asteraceae – Aster family
                            Genus Vernonia Schreb. – ironweed
                               Species Vernonia gigantea (Walt.) Trel. – giant ironweed

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Threatened and Endangered Plant Information:
Vernonia gigantea (Walt.) Trel.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
New York:
       tall ironweed     Endangered

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Invasive Information:
Vernonia gigantea (Walt.) Trel.
        tall ironweed
        giant ironweed
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
KY   Haragan, P.D.. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and Adjacent States: A Field Guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky.. 278pp.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Vernonia gigantea (Walt.) Trel.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW FAC FAC+ FAC NO FACW FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Vernonia gigantea (Walt.) Trel.

View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38634.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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