Asteraceae
Baldwin's ironweed
Vernonia baldwinii
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Vernonia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Baldwin's ironweed
Synonyms
- Cacalia baldwinii (Torr.) Kuntze
- Cacalia gigantea var. baldwinii Kuntze
- Vernonia baldwinii f. baldwinii
- Vernonia baldwinii subsp. baldwinii
- Vernonia baldwinii var. baldwinii
- Vernonia baldwinii var. parthenioides Rickett
- Vernonia duggariana Daniels
- Vernonia flavipapposa Daniels
- Vernonia interior var. baldwinii (Torr.) Mackenzie & Bush
- Vernonia interior var. baldwinii (Torr.) Mack. & Bush
- Vernonia parthenioides Daniels
- Vernonia sphaeroides Nutt.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Clifflandis, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.