Vernonia missurica

Vernonia missurica

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Vernonia
Species:
V. missurica
Binomial name
Vernonia missurica
Synonyms
  • Vernonia aborigina Gleason
  • Vernonia drummondii Shuttlew. ex Werner
  • Vernonia michiganensis Daniels
  • Vernonia missurica var. austroriparia Gleason
  • Vernonia missurica f. carnea Standl.
  • Vernonia missurica f. swinkii Steyerm.
  • Vernonia reedii Daniels

Vernonia missurica, the Missouri ironweed, is a species of magenta-flowered perennial plant from family Asteraceae native to the central and east central United States.