Vernonia angustifolia

Vernonia angustifolia
Scientific 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
  • 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.

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). It was first described by André Michaux in 1803.