Vernonia texana (A.Gray) Small is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Vernonia texana (A.Gray) Small
Texas ironweed (Vernonia texana) is an erect perennial purple-flowering plant native to South Central US open sandy woodlands.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Vernonia texana, commonly known as Texas ironweed, is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the aster family, Asteraceae. It is native to eastern North America, and occurs primarily in the South Central region of the United States. Its natural habitat is open sandy woodlands. Vernonia texana is an erect herbaceous perennial plant. It has alternate, linear-lanceolate leaves, and produces purple flower heads during the summer.
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Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) G.L.Nesom
Deinandra conjugens (D.D.Keck) B.G.Baldwin
Malacothrix glabrata (D.C.Eaton ex A.Gray) A.Gray
Carlina salicifolia (L.fil.) Cav.
Engelmannia peristenia (Raf.) Goodman & C.A.Lawson
Gazania ciliaris DC.
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