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Vernonia lindheimeri
woolly ironweed
Botanical details
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Vernonia
- Genus description
Vernonia are annuals, perennials, climbers, sub-shrubs, shrubs and trees, though only the perennials are in cultivation. They have upright stems, simple, stalkless leaves and flat branched heads of tubular purple or reddish pink, occasionally white, flowers
- Name status
Correct
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