Ironweed (Vernonia marginata)

   

Vernonia marginata. Davis Mountains, Jeff Davis County, Texas. Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Ironweed, Plains Ironweed
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Vernonia marginata (ver-NON-ee-uh mar-gin-ATE-uh)
• Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)
• Geographic Range: Utah to Kansas and south into Mexico.
• Plant Form: Perennial forb.
• Remarks:

Last Update: 23 May 2006