Vernonia noveboracensis, the New York ironweed[1] or vein-leaf hawkweed, is a plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the eastern United States, from Florida to Massachusetts and west to Tennessee, Alabama, and West Virginia and to southern Ontario.[2]
Vernonia noveboracensis is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, on stiff, greenish purple stems. It grows approximately 6 feet tall. The flowers are purple, borne in summer and fall.[3] This ironweed is an herbaceous clumping perennial that will spread by seed. Ironweed can be an aggressive weed in moist soils.[4]
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