| Vernonia gigantea Trel. ex Branner & Coville |
| Currently Accepted Name: | Vernonia gigantea Trel. ex Branner & Coville |
| Locality: | United States. Kentucky. Jackson: Kirby Knob, roadside above the road, in the ditch line near the woods. Among weeds near a ditch line of US 421. |
| Habitat: | mostly open, some shade. Dry slope above the old field between McKee and Waneta. Among weeds near a ditch line of US 421. Opposite a floodplain of Indian Creek on the other side of the road. Infrequent. |