Vernonia flaccidifolia

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family (Traditional)Asteraceae
GenusVernonia
Species:Vernonia flaccidifolia Small
Common NameTennessee Ironweed
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: head; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value 4
StatusNative; TN[SNR] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Vernonia flaccidifolia var. angustifolia Vernonia flaccidifolia var. angustifolia

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bradley (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Marion (TN), Moore (TN), Sequatchie (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, HTTU, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1964 - 2009

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0210855 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Vernonia flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0210860 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Vernonia flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0210852 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Vernonia flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0210857 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Vernonia flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0210858 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Vernonia flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0210851 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Vernonia flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0210861 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Vernonia flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0210854 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Vernonia flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0210859 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Vernonia flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0210862 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Vernonia flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0210856 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Vernonia flaccidifolia
APSC0067526 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Vernonia flaccidifolia
APSC0054427 Marion Tennessee
APSC
Vernonia flaccidifolia
HTTU032020 Franklin Tennessee
HTTU
Vernonia flaccidifolia
HTTU031954 Franklin Tennessee
HTTU
Vernonia flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0210849 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Vernonia flaccidifolia
APSC0067525 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Vernonia flaccidifolia
APSC0040691 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Vernonia flaccidifolia
UCHT027740 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Vernonia flaccidifolia
UCHT027739 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Vernonia flaccidifolia
UCHT027745 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Vernonia flaccidifolia
UCHT027736 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Vernonia flaccidifolia
APSC0040690 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Vernonia flaccidifolia
UCHT027747 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Vernonia flaccidifolia
UCHT027742 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Vernonia flaccidifolia
UCHT027738 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Vernonia flaccidifolia
UCHT027737 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Vernonia flaccidifolia
UCHT027735 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Vernonia flaccidifolia
BRIT104501 Tennessee
VDB
Vernonia flaccidifolia
BRIT67405 Tennessee
VDB
Vernonia flaccidifolia
BRIT104503 Tennessee
VDB
Vernonia flaccidifolia
UCHT027746 Tennessee
UCHT
Vernonia flaccidifolia
UOS01495 Franklin Tennessee 08 Aug 2009 Mary P. Priestley
 UOS
Vernonia flaccidifolia
UOS01503 Franklin Tennessee 15 Jul 1964 R. Rosenman
 UOS
Vernonia flaccidifolia
BRIT104502 Tennessee
VDB
Vernonia flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0210863 Sequatchie Tennessee
TENN
Vernonia flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0210853 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Vernonia flaccidifolia
UCHT027744 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Vernonia flaccidifolia
BRIT104505 Tennessee
VDB
Vernonia flaccidifolia
BRIT104555 Tennessee
VDB
Vernonia flaccidifolia
BRIT104504 Tennessee
VDB
Vernonia flaccidifolia
APSC0022571 Moore Tennessee
APSC
Vernonia flaccidifolia
UOS01502 Franklin Tennessee 12 Sep 1999 Mary P. Priestley
 UOS
Vernonia flaccidifolia
UOS01493 Franklin Tennessee 16 Aug 2007 Mary P. Priestley
 UOS
Vernonia flaccidifolia
BRIT104557 Tennessee
VDB
Vernonia flaccidifolia
BRIT104500 Tennessee
VDB
Vernonia flaccidifolia
BRIT104559 Tennessee
VDB
Vernonia flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0210848 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Vernonia flaccidifolia
BRIT67438 Tennessee
VDB
Vernonia flaccidifolia
UCHT041230 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Vernonia flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0210850 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Vernonia flaccidifolia
APSC0022570 Moore Tennessee
APSC
Vernonia flaccidifolia
HTTU031953 Franklin Tennessee
HTTU
Vernonia flaccidifolia
BRIT104506 Tennessee
VDB
Vernonia flaccidifolia
BRIT104507 Tennessee
VDB
Vernonia flaccidifolia
BRIT104556 Tennessee
VDB
Vernonia flaccidifolia
BRIT104560 Tennessee
VDB
Vernonia flaccidifolia
BRIT104509 Tennessee
VDB
Vernonia flaccidifolia
APSC0067527 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Vernonia flaccidifolia
UCHT027741 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Vernonia flaccidifolia
UCHT027734 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Vernonia flaccidifolia
UCHT027743 Tennessee
UCHT
Vernonia flaccidifolia
UOS01494 Franklin Tennessee 10 Jul 2008 Jon Evans
 UOS
Vernonia flaccidifolia
BRIT104558 Tennessee
VDB
Vernonia flaccidifolia
BRIT104508 Tennessee
VDB
Vernonia flaccidifolia
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