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Vernonia texana
Texas ironweed is a native North American perennial wildflower in the daisy family, found in open sandy woodlands of the South Central US. It grows best in full sun and well-drained, sandy soil, where it produces purple flower heads in summer.
Vernonia texana, commonly called Texas ironweed, is a species of flowering plant in the aster family (Asteraceae). It is native eastern to North America, where it is found primarily in the South Central region of the United States. Its natural habitat is in open sandy woodlands.
Vernonia texana is an erect herbaceous perennial. Its leaves are alternate and linear-lanceolate. It produces purple heads of flowers in the summer.
Stemless ironweed · Vernonia actaea · Vernonia alleizettei · Vernonia amoena · Vernonia ampandrandavensis · Vernonia anandrioides · Vernonia andapensis · Tall ironweed · Vernonia aosteana · Arkansas ironweed · Baldwin's ironweed · Vernonia beddomei
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
