Putnam Park Wildflowers


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.
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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
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Basionym: na
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Autonym: na
Wetland Status (NC): FACW
Wetland Status (MW): FACW