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Vernonia missurica

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Missouri Ironweed

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.153254
Element CodePDAST9S0H0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusVernonia
Other Common Names
Missouri ironweed (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-07-26
Change Date1988-08-04
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS3Yes
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
LouisianaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
IowaS4Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
OhioS2Yes
NebraskaSNANo
TexasSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
KentuckyS4Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
OklahomaS2Yes
KansasS2Yes
MichiganSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainOuachita National Forest9,755
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Burke BranchShawnee National Forest6,231
References (1)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.