Flower ID: IMG_0860.JPG-08-20-2018 Flower name (scientific): Vernonia fasciculata André Michaux PY: 1803. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) ver-NOH-nee-ah fa-sik-yoo-LAY-tuh Flower name (common): Common Ironweed Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Named to honor William Vernon (c. 1666 - 1711), English botanist and collector. Specific epithet: Latin for bundle-like, probably referring to the appearance of the flower cluster. Common name origin: From the persistence of the tough stems. Flower description: Size: 0.6 to 0.8 inches (1.5 to 2.0 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: purple Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-flat Plant description: Size: 24 to 72 inches (61 to 183 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Leaves up to 15 to 20 cm long and up to 4 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, lanceolate (FNA), narrowly lanceolate, narrowly ovate, or linear (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): July to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Streambanks, marshes, sun, wet to moist soil. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): In Wisconsin, Vernonia baldwinii (Baldwin's Ironweed, Western Ironweed) is similar, but this species is rare in the state, with only two reports in the FW database. Vernonia arkansana (Curlytop Ironweed) has some resemblance, but this is a more southern species and not reported in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois. Vernonia gigantea (Tall Ironweed) and Vernonia missurica (Missouri Ironweed) also have some resemblance, but the former is absent from Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa, though present in Michigan and Illinois, while the latter species is absent from Wisconsin and Minnesota, but present in Michigan, Illinois, and the more southern states. Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes in the Wisconsin region, but employed by the Yuchi tribe as a ceremonial item, also the roots are utilized to prepare a medicine for pain in the legs (Jackson, 2000). Latitude: 44.799988 Longitude: -91.510570 Altitude: 231.90 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Barron, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Outagamie, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Waukesha, Waupaca, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AR, CO, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NY, OH, OK, SD, TX, WI) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (MB) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACW Wetland Status (MW): FACW