FNPS Plant Database

Vernonia angustifolia

narrow-leaf ironweed, tall

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

narrow-leaf ironweed, tall

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Vernonia angustifolia

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

2-3 (4) ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

purple

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower garden.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Specialty Provider, Seed

Propagation:

Seed. Division. Seeds are available through the Florida Wildflowers Growers Cooperative.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Somewhat moist, no flooding ---to--- Short very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Soil pH:

Acidic to neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Butterflies

Attractive to native bees and other pollinators.

Native Habitats:

Dry mesic to xeric pine flatwoods and dry open woods. Sandhills, secondary woods.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Huegel, Craig, N.  2012.  Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Tras, Pamela.  2001.  Gardening for Florida's butterflies.  Great Outdoors Publishing, St. Petersburg, FL.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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