Vernonia

For the town, see Vernonia, Oregon.

Vernonia
Vernonia baldwinii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Vernonia
Schreb.
Species

See list of Vernonia species

Synonyms[1]
List
    • Dolosanthus Klatt
    • Eremosis (DC.) Gleason
    • Baccharodes L. ex Kuntze
    • Bracheilema R.Br. ex R.Br.
    • Lessingianthus subg. Oligocephalus H.Rob.
    • Triplotaxis Hutch.
    • Leiboldia Schltdl. ex Gleason
    • Behen Hill
    • Punduana Steetz
    • Cheliusia Sch.Bip. ex Sch.Bip.
    • Aostea Buscal. & Muschl.
    • Claotrachelus Zoll. & Moritz ex Zoll.
    • Cyanopis Blume

Vernonia is a genus of about 350 species of forbs and shrubs in the family Asteraceae.[2] Some species are known as ironweed. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. There have been numerous distinct subgenera and subsections named in this genus, and some botanists have divided the genus into several distinct genera.[3][2] For instance, the Flora of North America recognizes only about twenty species in Vernonia sensu stricto, seventeen of which are in North America north of Mexico, with the others being found in South America.[4]

  1. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference powo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Harold Robinson (1999). "Generic and Subtribal Classification of American Vernonieae" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Botany. 89. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  4. ^ Flora of North America: Vernonia