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Tall Ironweed

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Scientific Name: Vernonia gigantea
Family: Asteraceae
Description: Perennial with wide involucres, and purple flowering heads
Habitat: Damp, rich soil
Range: Eastern North America
Comments: None.

Source: Indiana University Press, Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers
Photograph: Used with permission from Patrick Alexander.