IRONWEED
Vernonia altissima
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Plant Family..........
Asteraceae (Sunflower)
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Plant Height ....
6 Foot
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Leaf Arrangement..
Alternate
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Habitat.............
Alternate, Lanceolate
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Bloom Date............
August
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Flower Color.... Purple
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Tall Plants with lance-shaped leaves and purple flowerheads. Other Ironweeds incluce New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) and Vernonia angustifolia and Veronia gigantea.
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