Scientific Name
Vernonia gigantea ssp. gigantea
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Vernonia gigantea ssp. gigantea (Walter) Trel.
Park
Mammoth Cave National Park (MACA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
giant ironweed
Park Synonyms
Vernonia gigantea var. gigantea, Vernonia gigantea, Vernonia altissima
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Asteranae |
| Order | Asterales |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Genus | Vernonia |
| Species | Vernonia gigantea |
| Subspecies | Vernonia gigantea ssp. gigantea |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: NatureServe PLOTS database 2001-2007
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: http://plants.usda.gov, 10 August 2007
Abundance
Unknown
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
3
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office
Created Date
5/26/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
cbledsoe@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/17/2018 12:43:06 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: The follwing are additional fields from one of the sources for this ParkCode/TSN combination: State-County Code = 21099, Park Species Data Source: Plant list compiled by BONAP from its County Database, and converted to NPSpecies by I&M Office.
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