Vernonia noveboracensis

Vernonia noveboracensis
Closeup of flowers

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Vernonia
Species:
V. noveboracensis
Binomial name
Vernonia noveboracensis
Natural range in North America
Synonyms
  • Behen noveboracense (L.) Hill
  • Behen praealtum Hill
  • Cacalia noveboracensis (L.) Kuntze
  • Chrysocoma noveboracensis Desf.
  • Chrysocoma tomentosa Walter
  • Serratula caroliniana Mill.
  • Serratula noveboracensis L.
  • Serratula praealta L.
  • Vernonia harperi Gleason
  • Vernonia noveboracensis f. albiflora Britton
  • Vernonia noveboracensis f. lilacina Oswald
  • Vernonia noveboracensis var. praealta Alph.Wood
  • Vernonia noveboracensis var. tomentosa Britton
  • Vernonia rugeliana Shuttlew. ex A.Gray
  • Vernonia tomentosa Elliott

Vernonia noveboracensis, the New York ironweed or vein-leaf hawkweed, is a plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the eastern United States, from Florida to Massachusetts and west to Tennessee, Alabama, and West Virginia and to southern Ontario.