Vernonia angustifolia
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 angustifolia
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1803
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Vernonia angustifolia. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cacalia angustifoliaName author: (Michx.) Kuntze
- Cacalia graminifoliaName author: (Gardner) Kuntze
- Chrysocoma angustifoliaName author: Steud.
- Chrysocoma graminifoliaName author: Walter
- Liatris umbellataName author: Bertol.
- Marshallia graminifolia var. cyanantheraName author: (Elliott) Beadle & F.E.Boynton
- Marshallia lacinarioidesName author: Small
- Marshallia tenuifoliaName author: Raf.
- Marshallia tenuifolia var. graminifoliaName author: (Walter) Gandhi & R.D.Thomas
- Marshallia tenuifolia var. tenuifoliaName author: Not supplied
- Marshallia williamsoniiName author: Small
- Vernonia angustifolia var. angustifoliaName author: Not supplied
- Vernonia graminifoliaName author: (Walter) C.Mohr
- Vernonia graminifoliaName author: (Walt.) Mohr
- Vernonia granienifoliaName author: Trel., Branner & Coville ex Branner.
- Vernonia granienifoliaName author: (Walt.) Trel., Branner & Coville ex Branner.
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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