Vernonia noveboracensis (L.) Michx.
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Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
Order | Asterales | Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies |
Family | Asteraceae | The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers |
Genus | Vernonia | Named for the English botanist William Vernon, d. 1711 |
Species | noveboracensis | |
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9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm)
9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 3½ × 2½″ (9.8 × 6.6 cm)
Vernonia noveboracensis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 4 Oct 2021.
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9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)
9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm)
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