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Vernonia
| 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 |
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Vernonia description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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Ironweed (Vernonia) · 9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
≈ 15 × 10" (39 × 26 cm)  Species not yet identified 
Ironweed (Vernonia) · 9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
≈ 5 × 3½" (13 × 9.2 cm) Species not yet identified
Ironweed (Vernonia) · 9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
≈ 6 × 4" (15 × 10 cm) Species not yet identified
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