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Vernonia gigantea
giant ironweed, tall ironweed
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asterales, Family Asteraceae, Genus Vernonia, Species Vernonia gigantea


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		OH: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Buffalo National River
Camp Nelson National Monument	Canaveral National Seashore
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Fort Caroline National Memorial
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hot Springs National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	Natchez Trace Parkway
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Vicksburg National Military Park


Last Modified Date:	4/7/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 12/21/2025 1:57:43 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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