Vernonia

Vernonia
Vernonia baldwinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Vernonioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Vernonia
Schreb.
Species

See list of Vernonia species

Synonyms
List
    • Dolosanthus Klatt
    • Eremosis (DC.) Gleason
    • Baccharodes L. ex Kuntze
    • Bracheilema R.Br. ex R.Br.
    • Lessingianthus subg. Oligocephalus H.Rob.
    • Triplotaxis Hutch.
    • Leiboldia Schltdl. ex Gleason
    • Behen Hill
    • Punduana Steetz
    • Cheliusia Sch.Bip. ex Sch.Bip.
    • Aostea Buscal. & Muschl.
    • Claotrachelus Zoll. & Moritz ex Zoll.
    • Cyanopis Blume

Vernonia is a genus of about 350 species of forbs and shrubs in the family Asteraceae. Some species of this genus are known as ironweeds. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. There have been numerous distinct subgenera and subsections named in this genus, and some botanists have divided the genus into several distinct genera. For instance, the Flora of North America recognizes only about twenty species in Vernonia sensu stricto, seventeen of which are in North America north of Mexico, with the others being found in South America.

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