Vernonia gigantea
A species in the Asteraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Vernonia
- Species
- Vernonia gigantea
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1891
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Vernonia gigantea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
21 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cacalia giganteaName author: (Walter) Kuntze
- Cacalia gigantea var. giganteaName author: Not supplied
- Chrysocoma giganteaName author: Walter
- Chrysocoma giganteaName author: (Walt.) Kuntze
- Chrysocoma praealtaName author: Desf.
- Vernonia altissimaName author: Nutt.
- Vernonia altissima var. altissimaName author: Not supplied
- Vernonia altissima var. brevipappaName author: Gleason
- Vernonia altissima var. laxaName author: Gleason
- Vernonia altissima var. lilacinaName author: Clute
- Vernonia altissima var. taeniotrichaName author: S.F.Blake
- Vernonia gigantea subsp. ovalifoliaName author: (Torr. & A.Gray) Urbatsch
- Vernonia gigantea subsp. pubescensName author: E.Morris
- Vernonia gigantea var. giganteaName author: Not supplied
- Vernonia gigantea var. ovalifoliaName author: (Torr. & A.Gray) D.B.Ward
- Vernonia maximaName author: Small
- Vernonia maxima subsp. maximaName author: Not supplied
- Vernonia maxima var. maximaName author: Not supplied
- Vernonia oliganthaName author: Greene
- Vernonia ovalifoliaName author: Torr. & A.Gray
- Vernonia ovalifolia var. ovalifoliaName author: Not supplied
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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