Vernonia.—Iron Weed.
Botanical name:
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Vernonia noveboracensis (L.) Michx.
Engl.: New York ironweed.
Deu.: New-York-Scheinaster.
Bot. syn.: Chrysocoma tomentosa Walter, Serratula noveboracensis L., Serratula praealta L., Vernonia praealta (L.) Michx., Vernonia tomentosa (Walt.) Ell.
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