Asteraceae

Ironweed

Centrapalus pauciflorus (Willd.) H.Rob.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Centrapalus

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Ironweed: A species of tropical Africa, known as Ironweed and appreciated for its seed oil. Photo from Chimwadzulu area of Malawi. — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Ironweed

Synonyms

Cacalia pauciflora Kuntze
Centrapalus galamensis Cass.
Conyza pauciflora Willd.
Conyza spatulata Link
Vernonia afromontana R.E.Fr.
Vernonia afromontana var. afromontana
Vernonia coelestina Schrad. ex DC.
Vernonia filisquama M.G.Gilbert
Vernonia galamensis (Cass.) Less.
Vernonia galamensis subsp. afromontana (R.E.Fr.) M.G.Gilbert
Vernonia galamensis subsp. filisquama (M.G.Gilbert) C.Jeffrey
Vernonia galamensis subsp. gibbosa M.G.Gilbert
Vernonia galamensis subsp. lushotoensis M.G.Gilbert
Vernonia galamensis subsp. mutomoensis M.G.Gilbert
Vernonia galamensis subsp. nairobensis M.G.Gilbert
Vernonia pauciflora Less.
Vernonia petitiana A.Rich.
Vernonia senegalensis Desf.
Vernonia zernyi Gilli

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.