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tall ironweed

Georgia ironweed

Habit Plants 5–10+ dm. Plants 4–7+ dm.
Stems

sparsely appressed-puberulent, glabrescent.

sparsely appressed-puberulent.

Leaves

mostly cauline;

blades (mid stem) lance-linear to filiform, 5–12 cm × 2–4(–8+) mm, l/w = (8–)12–30(–60+), abaxially glabrous but for scattered hairs on midribs or scabrellous (hairs awl-shaped), resin-gland-dotted or not, adaxially scabrellous.

mostly cauline;

blades (mid stem) mostly oblanceolate to lance-linear, rarely ovate, 3–7 cm × (5–)10–20+ mm, l/w = (2.5–)3.5–6+ (bases rounded-truncate), abaxially scabrellous (hairs awl-shaped), resin-gland-dotted, adaxially scabrellous.

Peduncles

8–25 mm.

5–35 mm.

Involucres

± campanulate to obconic, 5–7(–10) × 4–6(–9) mm.

± campanulate, 6–11 × 5–9 mm.

Florets

12–20(–30).

14–25(–30+).

Phyllaries

22–45+ in 5–6 series, sparsely scabrellous, glabrescent, margins ciliolate, the outer lanceolate to subulate, 1.5–3 mm, inner lance-ovate to lanceolate, 5–9+ mm, tips acuminate to subulate.

40–50+ in 5–6 series, sparsely puberulent, margins arachno-ciliate, the outer subulate to filiform, 3–7 mm, inner lance-attenuate to filiform, 9–10+ mm, tips subulate to filiform.

Heads

in ± corymbiform to paniculiform arrays.

in ± corymbiform to paniculiform arrays.

Cypselae

2.5–3 mm;

pappi stramineous to purplish, outer scales 25–30, 0.5–1.2+ mm, contrasting with 35–40+, 5.5–6+ mm inner bristles.

3–3.5 mm;

pappi stramineous, outer scales 25–30, 0.6–1.1 mm, contrasting with 30+, 6–7+ mm inner bristles.

2n

= 34.

= 34.

Vernonia angustifolia

Vernonia pulchella

Phenology Flowering Jun–Aug. Flowering Jul–Sep.
Habitat Pine barrens, oak woodlands Low, wet places in pine woods
Elevation 10–50 m (0–200 ft) 20–50 m (100–200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC
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from FNA
GA; SC
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Source FNA vol. 19, p. 209. FNA vol. 19, p. 209.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Vernonieae > Vernonia Asteraceae > tribe Vernonieae > Vernonia
Sibling taxa
V. acaulis, V. arkansana, V. baldwinii, V. blodgettii, V. fasciculata, V. flaccidifolia, V. gigantea, V. glauca, V. larseniae, V. lettermannii, V. lindheimeri, V. marginata, V. missurica, V. noveboracensis, V. pulchella, V. texana
V. acaulis, V. angustifolia, V. arkansana, V. baldwinii, V. blodgettii, V. fasciculata, V. flaccidifolia, V. gigantea, V. glauca, V. larseniae, V. lettermannii, V. lindheimeri, V. marginata, V. missurica, V. noveboracensis, V. texana
Synonyms V. angustifolia subsp. mohrii, V. angustifolia subsp. scaberrima, V. angustifolia var. scaberrima, V. scaberrima
Name authority Michaux: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 94. (1803) Small: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 145. (1898)
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