Vernonia Plants — Species, Care & Identification
Vernonia is a plant genus in the Asteraceae family. PlantoScan has care guides for 38 species in this genus. Each guide covers watering, light, soil, hardiness zone and pet toxicity, with sources.
Vernonia species
Narrowleaf Ironweed
Vernonia angustifolia
Melissa McMastersCC BY 2.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Arkansas Ironweed
Vernonia arkansana
Eric HuntCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Baldwin's Ironweed
Vernonia baldwinii
Eric HuntCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Cockburn's ironweed
Vernonia cockburniana
Morten RossCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Amazon Ironweed
Vernonia colorata
Pierre Van EedenCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Galam Bitterleaf
Vernonia galamensis
en:User:Saranphat.chaCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Giant Ironweed
Vernonia gigantea
Greg HumeCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Letterman's Ironweed
Vernonia lettermannii
Eric HuntCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Missouri Ironweed
Vernonia missurica
Mason Brock ( Masebrock )Public domainWikimedia Commons
New York Ironweed
Vernonia noveboracensis
User:SB_JohnnyCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Vernonia elegans
Vernonia unicata
Morten RossCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Vernonia wollastonii
no rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist
- Stemless VernoniaVernonia acaulisPlantoScan
Stemless Vernonia
Vernonia acaulis
- Vernonia actaeaVernonia actaeaPlantoScan
Vernonia actaea
- Vernonia alleizetteiVernonia alleizetteiPlantoScan
Vernonia alleizettei
- Eastern IronweedVernonia amoenaPlantoScan
Eastern Ironweed
Vernonia amoena
- None knownVernonia ampandrandavensisPlantoScan
None known
Vernonia ampandrandavensis
- Vernonia anamallicaVernonia anamallicaPlantoScan
Vernonia anamallica
- Vernonia anandrioidesVernonia anandrioidesPlantoScan
Vernonia anandrioides
- Andapa ironweedVernonia andapensisPlantoScan
Andapa ironweed
Vernonia andapensis
- Vernonia aosteanaVernonia aosteanaPlantoScan
Vernonia aosteana
- Vernonia beddomeiVernonia beddomeiPlantoScan
Vernonia beddomei
- Blodgett's IronweedVernonia blodgettiiPlantoScan
Blodgett's Ironweed
Vernonia blodgettii
- Vernonia bontocensisVernonia bontocensisPlantoScan
Vernonia bontocensis
- Vernonia brazzavillensisVernonia brazzavillensisPlantoScan
Vernonia brazzavillensis
- Vernonia coeruleaVernonia coeruleaPlantoScan
Vernonia coerulea
- Vernonia djalonensisVernonia djalonensisPlantoScan
Vernonia djalonensis
- Vernonia dranensisVernonia dranensisPlantoScan
Vernonia dranensis
- Vernonia duvigneaudiiVernonia duvigneaudiiPlantoScan
Vernonia duvigneaudii
- Vernonia flaccidifoliaVernonia flaccidifoliaPlantoScan
Vernonia flaccidifolia
- Vernonia gerrardiiVernonia gerrardiiPlantoScan
Vernonia gerrardii
- Broadleaf IronweedVernonia glaucaPlantoScan
Broadleaf Ironweed
Vernonia glauca
- Lindheimer's IronweedVernonia lindheimeriPlantoScan
Lindheimer's Ironweed
Vernonia lindheimeri
- Vernonia vernonoidesVernonia schweinfurthiiPlantoScan
Vernonia vernonoides
Vernonia schweinfurthii
- Seychelles ironweedVernonia sechellensisPlantoScan
Seychelles ironweed
Vernonia sechellensis
- Texas IronweedVernonia texanaPlantoScan
Texas Ironweed
Vernonia texana
- Vernonia thodeiVernonia thodeiPlantoScan
Vernonia thodei
- Vernonia glabraVernonia verrucosaPlantoScan
Vernonia glabra
Vernonia verrucosa
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