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Stemless Ironweed (Vernonia acaulis) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006 Common in the coastal plain and piedmont in dry, sandy soils. Note the basal rosette of leaves. |
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Stemless Ironweed (Vernonia acaulis) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006 |
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Stemless Ironweed (Vernonia acaulis) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006 A few reduced stem leaves are present. |
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Tall Ironweed (Vernonia angustifolia) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006 Common in the sandhills in the NC coastal plain. |
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Tall Ironweed (Vernonia angustifolia) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006 |
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Tall Ironweed (Vernonia angustifolia) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006 Note the narrow leaves. |
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New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) Durham Co., NC 20 Aug 2005 |
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New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) Durham Co., NC 20 Aug 2005 This species is a favorite nectar source for butterflies. |
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Broadleaf Ironweed, Upland Ironweed (Vernonia glauca) Durham Co., NC 5 Aug 2006 Common in the NC piedmont and less common elsewhere. |
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Broadleaf Ironweed, Upland Ironweed (Vernonia glauca) Durham Co., NC 5 Aug 2006 Note light tan pappus, which separates this species from V. noveboracensis. |
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Broadleaf Ironweed, Upland Ironweed (Vernonia glauca) Durham Co., NC 5 Aug 2006 |
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Ironweed (Vernonia sp.) Harnett Co., NC 3 Sep 2006 |
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Ironweed (Vernonia sp.) Harnett Co., NC 3 Sep 2006 |
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Ironweed (Vernonia sp.) Harnett Co., NC 3 Sep 2006 |
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Ironweed (Vernonia sp.) Harnett Co., NC 3 Sep 2006 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.
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