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Vernonia gigantea
(Walt.) trelease ex Branner & Coville
AphiaID
1097240
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1097240)
Classification
Biota
Plantae
(Kingdom)
Viridiplantae
(Subkingdom)
Streptophyta
(Infrakingdom)
Tracheophyta
(Phylum (Division))
Spermatophytina
(Subphylum (Subdivision))
Magnoliopsida
(Class)
Asteranae
(Superorder)
Asterales
(Order)
Compositae
(Family)
Vernonioideae
(Subfamily)
Vernonieae
(Tribe)
Vernonia
(Genus)
Vernonia gigantea
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Vernonia
Schreb.
Synonymised names
Cacalia gigantea
Kuntze
·
unaccepted
Cacalia gigantea var. gigantea
·
unaccepted
Chrysocoma gigantea
(Walt.) Kuntze
·
unaccepted
Chrysocoma gigantea
Walter
·
unaccepted
Chrysocoma praealta
Desf.
·
unaccepted
Vernonia altissima
Nutt.
·
unaccepted
Vernonia altissima var. altissima
·
unaccepted
Vernonia altissima var. brevipappa
Gleason
·
unaccepted
Vernonia altissima var. laxa
Gleason
·
unaccepted
Vernonia altissima var. lilacina
Clute
·
unaccepted
Vernonia altissima var. taeniotricha
S.F.Blake
·
unaccepted
Vernonia gigantea
(Walter) Trel. ex Trel.
·
unaccepted
Vernonia gigantea subsp. ovalifolia
(Torr. & A.Gray) Urbatsch
·
unaccepted
Vernonia gigantea subsp. pubescens
E.Morris
·
unaccepted
Vernonia gigantea var. gigantea
·
unaccepted
Vernonia maxima
Small
·
unaccepted
Vernonia maxima subsp. maxima
·
unaccepted
Vernonia maxima var. maxima
·
unaccepted
Vernonia oligantha
Greene
·
unaccepted
Vernonia ovalifolia
Torr. & A.Gray
·
unaccepted
Vernonia ovalifolia var. ovalifolia
·
unaccepted
Environment
marine
,
brackish
,
fresh
, terrestrial
Original description
(1891). Rep. Geol. Surv. Ark. 1888(4): 189. 1891
page(s): 189
[details]
Descriptive notes
LSID
urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:08926C1E-B369-470B-8800-702F19BEAAAD
LSID
urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:08926C1E-B369-470B-8800-702F19BEAAAD
[details]
Taxonomic citation
Compositae Working Group (CWG) (2024). Global Compositae Database.
Vernonia gigantea
(Walt.) trelease ex Branner & Coville. Accessed at: https://www.compositae.org/gcd/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1097240 on 2025-03-31
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2012-01-26 07:42:42Z
created
Flann, Christina
2013-09-30 06:42:42Z
changed
Flann, Christina
[taxonomic tree]
Sources (14)
Documented distribution (30)
Notes (1)
Vernaculars (1)
Links (5)
original description
(1891). Rep. Geol. Surv. Ark. 1888(4): 189. 1891
page(s): 189
[details]
original description
(of
Cacalia gigantea
Kuntze
)
(1891). Revis. Gen. Pl. 1
page(s): 324
[details]
original description
(of
Chrysocoma praealta
Desf.
)
(1804). Tabl. École Bot.
page(s): 98
[details]
original description
(of
Vernonia ovalifolia
Torr. & A.Gray
)
(1842). Fl. N. Amer. (Torr. & A. Gray) 2
page(s): 59
[details]
original description
(of
Chrysocoma gigantea
(Walt.) Kuntze
)
(1891). Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 324. 1891
page(s): 324
[details]
original description
(of
Vernonia oligantha
Greene
)
(1902). Pittonia 5
page(s): 56
[details]
original description
(of
Vernonia gigantea
(Walter) Trel. ex Trel.
)
(1891). Rep. (Annual) Arkansas Geol. Surv. 1888, vol. 4
page(s): 189
[details]
original description
(of
Vernonia altissima
Nutt.
)
(1818). The Genera of North American Plants. 2: Addit.
page(s): 134
[details]
original description
(of
Chrysocoma gigantea
Walter
)
(1788). Fl. Carol. [Walter]
page(s): 196
[details]
original description
(of
Vernonia gigantea subsp. pubescens
E.Morris
)
(1900). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 13:
page(s): 179
[details]
original description
(of
Vernonia altissima var. laxa
Gleason
)
(1919). Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 46: 248. 1919
page(s): 248
[details]
original description
(of
Vernonia altissima var. brevipappa
Gleason
)
(1919). Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 46: 248. 1919
page(s): 248
[details]
original description
(of
Vernonia altissima var. lilacina
Clute
)
Amer. Bot. (Binghamton) 36: 225. 1930
page(s): 225
[details]
original description
(of
Vernonia altissima var. taeniotricha
S.F.Blake
)
Rhodora 19: 167. 1917
page(s): 167-168
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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LSID
urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:08926C1E-B369-470B-8800-702F19BEAAAD
[details]
Language
Name
English
Tall ironweed
[from synonym]
[details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
(from synonym
Vernonia altissima
Nutt.
)
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
(from synonym
Vernonia gigantea
(Walter) Trel. ex Trel.
)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vernonia gigantea)
(from synonym
Vernonia gigantea
(Walter) Trel. ex Trel.
)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vernonia gigantea)