Herbarium Specimen Details

Vernonia gigantea
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Herbarium Northern Kentucky University, John W. Thieret Herbarium (KNK) Herbarium logo
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Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea Trel., Branner & Coville - Determined By: Whitson, Maggie (Mary)
Herbarium Name Used Vernonia gigantea
Locality United States. Kentucky, Bracken: 2 miles E of Foster; Meldahl Dam along Ohio River.
Description Flowers red violet; plant 5' tall. Sheet 2 of 2: flowers.
Habitat Meldahl Dam along Ohio River, ca. 2 mi. E of Foster. Edge of low woods.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector Thieret, John 53887
Collection Date
Accession Number 31973000006132
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