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Asteraceae

Texas ironweed

Vernonia texana Small

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Vernonia

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Texas ironweed: Species from Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and rare in Oklahoma and Alabama Common name: Texas ironweed Photographed in Lorance Creek Natural Area, P
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Texas ironweed

Synonyms

  • Cacalia angustifolia var. texana (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Vernonia angustifolia var. texana A.Gray

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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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.