| Vernonia unicata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Vernonia |
| Species: | V. unicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Vernonia unicata | |
Vernonia unicata is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. [1]
Vernonia is a genus of about 350 species of forbs and shrubs in the family Asteraceae. Some species are known as ironweed. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. There have been numerous distinct subgenera and subsections named in this genus, and some botanists have divided the genus into several distinct genera. For instance, the Flora of North America recognizes only about twenty species in Vernoniasensu stricto, seventeen of which are in North America north of Mexico, with the others being found in South America.
The Banks–Vernonia State Trail is a paved rail trail and state park in northwest Oregon in the United States. It runs for 21 miles (34 km), primarily north–south, between the towns of Vernonia in Columbia County and Banks in Washington County on an abandoned railroad bed. Banks is about 25 miles (40 km) west of Portland.
Brachylaena huillensis, the muhuhu, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found in the montane forests of Angola, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. With a height of up to 131 feet it is, with Vernonia arborea, a candidate for the tallest of all composites, and at up to 60 centimeters also the most massive.
Leucomeris is a genus of Asian flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
Vernonia cockburniana is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Vernonia nonoensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Vernonia zollingerianoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Java in Indonesia and considered a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.
Vernonieae is a tribe of about 1300 species of plants in the aster family. They are mostly found in the tropics and warmer temperate areas, both in the Americas and the Old World. They are mostly herbaceous plants or shrubs, although there is at least one tree species, Vernonia arborea.
Hellinsia paleaceus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1873. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi Maryland, Montana, Texas, California, Nebraska, New Mexico and south-eastern Canada. It has also been recorded from Puerto Rico.
Vernonia blodgettii, the Florida ironweed or Blodgett's ironweed, is a species of perennial plant from family Asteraceae that is native to Florida and the Bahamas.
Vernonia missurica, the Missouri ironweed, is a species of magenta-flowered perennial plant from family Asteraceae native to the central and east central United States.
Tarlmounia is a plant genus in the family Asteraceae. The sole species is Tarlmounia elliptica, native to India, Burma and Thailand and naturalised in southern Taiwan and Queensland, Australia. Common names include curtain creeper, vernonia creeper and parda bel.
Vernonia djalonensis is a critically endangered species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the West African country of Guinea.
Vernonia ampandrandavensis is a species of perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Vernonia angustifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the southeastern United States. It was first described by André Michaux in 1803.
Orbivestus bamendae is a plant in the family Asteraceae.
Orbivestus homilanthus is a plant in the family Asteraceae.
Oocephala agrianthoides is a plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Central Africa.
Vernonia fasciculata, the smooth ironweed or common ironweed, or prairie ironweed is a species of perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Manitoba in Canada and the north-central U.S.A.
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