Herbarium Specimen Details

Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Levy Co. : 1.5 mi. S of Gulf Hammock, 1.2 mi. W of US 19. T14S, R16E, Sec. 29, SW¼ of SE¼. 29° 56' 60" N 85° 12' 0" W
Habitat Open weedy area with scattered large Quercus virginiana.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector B. F. Hansen 6019
with D. Richardson
Collection Date 11 Jul 1979
Accession Number 143593
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1976
Determination History
Vernonia altissima Nutt. - Determined By: Kral,
Locality USA. Florida , Dixie Co. : 5m SE of Hines. 29° 43' 60" N 83° 13' 60" W
Description Occasional.
Habitat Moist sandy loam of old roadbank.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector R. Kral 3055
with P.L. Redfearn
Collection Date 3 Aug 1956
Accession Number 36283
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Lake Co. : Flat Island, SW of Leesburg. 28° 48' 39" N 81° 52' 40" W
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector R. F. Daubenmire
with J. Daubenmire
Collection Date 15 Nov 1992
Accession Number 211542
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Lake Co. : Howey in the Hills. 28° 43' 0" N 81° 46' 0" W
Habitat Swamp.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. F. Daubenmire
with J. Daubenmire
Collection Date 23 Oct 1992
Accession Number 211538
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Hillsborough River State Park. 20 mi. NE of Tampa on US 301. T27S, R21E, Secs. 7–9. 27° 55' 0" N 82° 20' 60" W
Habitat Hammock along river.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A. N. Arcuri 429
Collection Date 25 Jul 1977
Accession Number 148651
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida 26° 39' 47" N 81° 57' 13" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. E. Jennings
with G.K. Jennings
Collection Date
Accession Number 55647
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Highlands Co. : Lake Wales Ridge, Archbold Biological Station. 27° 10' 0" N 81° 20' 60" W
Description Large horizontal rootstock.
Habitat Edge of pine - scrub oak area in sandy soil.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector D. S. Correll 52338
with H.B. Correll
Collection Date 2 Sep 1981
Accession Number 160082
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1999
Locality USA. Florida , Duval Co. : Fort George.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. Stalter 4
Collection Date 3 Sep 1993
Accession Number 223750
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1976
Determination History
Vernonia altissima Nutt.
Locality USA. Florida , Calhoun Co. : Rock Bluff. 27° 49' 57" N 82° 20' 34" W
Habitat Limestone rocks.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector F. S. Blanton 7080
Collection Date 18 Oct 1932
Accession Number 37747
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Volusia Co. : 1.6–2.4 mi. W of Oak Hill (junction of US 1) on the Maytown road (West Halifax Avenue). T19S, R34E, John Low Grant, NE¼. 28° 48' 0" N 80° 57' 0" W
Habitat Hardwood swamp.
Reproductive State Bud
Collector B. F. Hansen 8270
with G. Robinson
Collection Date 20 May 1981
Accession Number 157177
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Hernando Co. : W side of C-491, 0.1km S of junction with US 98, ca. 5km NNE of Bailey Hill, ca. 14km SE of Chassahowitzka. 28° 42' 47" N 82° 34' 27" W
Description Disk corollas purple.
Habitat Edge of hammock in water of drainage ditch.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector M. T. Strong 2771
Collection Date 26 Aug 2001
Accession Number 232058
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Pasco Co. : Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park. SW side of tidal creek at culvert. T25S, R16E, Sec. 20, SE¼.
Habitat Mesic flatwoods bordering hardwood hammock.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector C. vanHoek
with S. Petty
Collection Date 20 Jun 2002
Accession Number 233813
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Hardee Co. : Along top of creek at picnic nature trail. T33S, R25E, Sec. 10, N½ of SE¼ of NE¼ of SW¼ of SW¼. 27° 45' 0" N 82° 7' 60" W
Description Erect composite to 1.25m; heads discoid, purplish; achene pappus of capillary bristles in 2 series; common.
Habitat Xeric hammock.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. Cole
Collection Date 27 Jun 1995
Accession Number 217840
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : Fort De Soto County Park, S of Gulfport; Hospital Key just N of Mullet Key. 27° 44' 54" N 82° 42' 12" W
Description Showy.
Habitat Hammock, low terrace.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela 26347
with R.F. Thorne, R.W. Long
Collection Date 10 Sep 1963
Accession Number 55152
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Balm-Boyette Tract, 2.2 mi. SSE of Boyette. T31S, R21E, Sec. 16, SE¼ of NW¼. 27° 49' 3" N 82° 13' 21" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. Landry
with C. Vandaveer
Collection Date 1 Jun 1995
Accession Number 222196
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Brevard Co. : 3900 Indian River Shores, ca. 1 mi. S of Sharpes. T24S, R36E, Sec. 8. 28° 25' 56" N 80° 45' 36" W
Habitat Overgrown weedy vacant lot.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector B. F. Hansen 11894
Collection Date 20 Aug 1991
Accession Number 204870
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Pasco Co. : Little Gator Creek, 3.1 mi. N of US 98 on FL 471, ca. 5 mi. ENE of Zephyrhills; on N road. T25S, R22E, Sec. 24. 28° 14' 1" N 82° 10' 52" W
Habitat Open pine flatwoods.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector C. vanHoek 307
with S. Petty
Collection Date 25 Sep 1992
Accession Number 206374
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Calhoun Co. : Blountstown; Greenway, 100m E of train depot. 30° 26' 43" N 85° 2' 36" W
Description Erect herb to 1.7m; purple flowers; phyllaries mucronate; underleaf puberulent; odorless; infrequent.
Habitat Weedy path edge of floodplain forest.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector T. MacClendon 863
with K. MacClendon
Collection Date 22 Oct 2008
Accession Number 247274
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, May 2009
Determination History
Vernonia angustifolia Michx.
Locality USA. Florida , Pasco Co. : C-595, N of Tarpon Springs. 28° 1' 60" N 82° 34' 0" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector V. Ducey 276
Collection Date 27 Aug 1963
Accession Number 199101
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Walton Co. : Eglin Air Force Base; 0.6 mi. W of Blount Mill Creek, just W of New Home, ca. 7 air mi. NNW of Portland; New Home Bog; S side of gravel road. T1N, R20W, Sec. 2, W½ of SW¼, and Sec. 3, E½ of SE¼. 30° 36' 32" N 86° 13' 27" W
Description Heads relatively small; leaves small.
Habitat Extensive streamhead seepage herb bog.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. L. Orzell 23007
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 28 Aug 1994
Accession Number 236709
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Levy Co. : Gulf Hammock. 29° 56' 60" N 85° 12' 0" W
Description Flowers rose-purple.
Habitat Weedy clearing in open bottomland.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector G. R. Cooley 7181
with R.J. Eaton, J.D. Ray, Jr.
Collection Date 22 Sep 1959
Accession Number 15458
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Brevard Co. : North Merritt's Island, near entrance to Dummit Cove Campground. T20S, R36E, Sec. 32, NE¼.
Habitat Disturbed hammock; dry, yellow sand.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A.G. Shuey
Collection Date 2 Aug 1973
Accession Number 119007
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Levy Co. : Near Lebanon Station. T15S, R16E, Sec. 13. 29° 6' 8" N 82° 37' 53" W
Description Tubular flowers strong reddish-purple, Munsell hue 2.5 RP 4/10; 11 flowers in each head.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector G. R. Cooley 7138
with R.J. Eaton, J.D. Ray, Jr.
Collection Date 22 Sep 1959
Accession Number 15835
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : Fort Meade. 27° 45' 8" N 81° 48' 6" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. E. Jennings
with G.K. Jennings
Collection Date 26–30 Dec 1931
Accession Number 71804
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : N side of river at wooden bridge to Florida Trail. T27S, R21E, Sec. 8, NW¼ of NE¼ of NW¼ of SW¼. 28° 0' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Habitat Upland mixed forest.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A. Bishop
with K. Alvarez
Collection Date 15 Jul 2004
Accession Number 244532
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Determination History
Vernonia altissima Michx.
Locality USA. Florida , Alachua Co. : S boundary of FL 121, between lake and highway.
Habitat Margin of hammock.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela 27354
Collection Date 28 Jul 1964
Accession Number 60390
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: Hilsenb.,
Locality USA. Florida , Hardee Co. : Charley Creek, 12.3 mi. N of FL 70 on US 17.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. J. Callahan
with J.S. Godley
Collection Date 14 Oct 1976
Accession Number 125776
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: Hilsenb.,
Locality USA. Florida , DeSoto Co. : Mare Branch Creek, 5.7 mi. N of FL 70 on US 17.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. J. Callahan
with J.S. Godley
Collection Date 14 Oct 1976
Accession Number 125775
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Levy Co. : 2nd island from the mouth of the Withlacoochee River. 28° 21' 0" N 81° 49' 0" W
Description Disk corolla purple; 13 flowers counted in one head.
Habitat Shell conglomerate, sand, and some organic matter.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector G. R. Cooley 6952
with R.J. Eaton, D.B. Ward
Collection Date 16 Sep 1959
Accession Number 14111
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Brevard Co. : Merritt Island 28° 19' 5" N 80° 39' 58" W
Habitat Grassy, weedy areas marginal to hammocks along canal bank.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. W. Long 2360
with O. Lakela, R. Broome, F. Almeda
Collection Date 9 Oct 1966
Accession Number 77419
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : Fort De Soto County Park, S of Gulf Port, Mullet Key. 29° 56' 60" N 85° 12' 0" W
Description Showy, dispersed through hammock.
Habitat Hammock; low terrace.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela 26347
with R.F. Thorne, R.W. Long
Collection Date 10 Sep 1963
Accession Number 55153
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Manatee Co. : Terra Ceia, Wayne Mead, back of home.
Habitat Disturbed site formerly live oak [Quercus virginiana] - hickory [Carya glabra] - cabbage palm [Sabal palmetto] woods; full sun.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A.G. Shuey
Collection Date 11 Jun 1975
Accession Number 119866
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Levy Co. : 4 mi. E of Gulf Hammock. 29° 56' 60" N 85° 12' 0" W
Description 2.5–3m tall; frequent.
Habitat Moist sandy loam; hardwood hammock.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. Kral 7798
Collection Date 10 Aug 1958
Accession Number 5215
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Jackson Co. : Apalachicola River, under US 90 bridge; 0.5 mi. W of Chattahoochee. T4N, R6W, Sec. 31. 29° 43' 32" N 84° 58' 60" W
Habitat Riverine forest and weedy margins.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector B. F. Hansen 11496
with F. Essig
Collection Date 1 Sep 1987
Accession Number 192569
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: S. B. Jones,
Locality USA. Florida , Lake Co. : 7.4 mi NW of Eutis along C-44 near Haines. 28° 49' 11" N 81° 57' 11" W
Description Shade to full sun; not abundant.
Habitat Creek along old railroad tracks; sandy soil; live oak.
Reproductive State
Collector S. B. Jones 15752
with C.A. Jones
Collection Date 10 Jul 1968
Accession Number 163740
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Levy Co. : 3.2 mi. SW of Gulf Hammock (US 19) on C-326, at the Waccasassa River bridge. T14S, R15E, Sec. 36, NE¼ of SE¼. 29° 56' 60" N 85° 12' 0" W
Habitat Weedy open area on riverbanks and around bridge abutments.
Reproductive State
Collector B. F. Hansen 5985
with D. Richardson
Collection Date 11 Jul 1979
Accession Number 143659
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Levy Co. : 3.2 mi. SW of Gulf Hammock (US 19) on C-326, at the Waccasassa River bridge. T14S, R15E, Sec. 36, NE¼ of SE¼. 29° 56' 60" N 85° 12' 0" W
Habitat Weedy open area on riverbanks and around bridge abutments.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector B. F. Hansen 5985
with D. Richardson
Collection Date 11 Jul 1979
Accession Number 143658
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: B. K. Holst,
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : Historic Spanish Point, Osprey, W of US 41. 27° 12' 15" N 82° 29' 46" W
Description Herb, 1–1.5m tall; flowers purple.
Habitat Coastal hammock edge.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 0 to 10 m
Collector M. E. Nolan 85
Collection Date 23 Apr 1997
Accession Number 230149
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Just N of Tampa International Airport. 27° 56' 51" N 82° 27' 30" W
Description Showy clumps; 13 florets per head; not common.
Habitat Flat pinelands and palmetto dominated by grasses; low open areas, seasonally wet.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela 24665
Collection Date 24 Sep 1961
Accession Number 42654
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Manatee Co. : Wingate Creek State Preserve. T35S, R22E, Sec. 18, NW¼ of NE¼ of NE¼.
Description Erect to 1.0m; common; heads purplish, interminal corymbs; achene pappus with capillary bristles.
Habitat Bottomland forest.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector C. Becker
Collection Date 8 May 1957
Accession Number 229059
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: Kral,
Locality USA. Florida , Sumter Co. : Sumter Citrus Wildlife Management Area, W of Bushnell, on Withlacoochee River. 28° 39' 54" N 82° 6' 46" W
Habitat River bottoms.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. Kral 7851
Collection Date 13 Aug 1958
Accession Number 2502
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Gilchrist Co. : Hart Springs County Park, along the Suwannee River, ca. 7 mi. N of Fanning Springs. T9S, R14E, Sec. 30, SE¼ of NW¼. 30° 22' 60" N 82° 57' 0" W
Habitat Along park road near springs area.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector B. F. Hansen 10808
with R.P. Wunderlin, C. vanHoek
Collection Date 25 Oct 1985
Accession Number 188618
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Marion Co. : 0.6 mi. S of Johnson Lake, end of Northwest 160th Avenue, ca. 5 mi. NE of Williston. T12S, R19E, Sec. 23, SW¼. 29° 23' 15" N 82° 26' 48" W
Habitat Open area in moist thicket.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. P. Wunderlin 9921
with B.F. Hansen, M. Van Etten
Collection Date 18 Jul 1985
Accession Number 187323
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Volusia Co. : Coral beach area, S of New Smyrna. 30° 35' 60" N 85° 40' 41" W
Description Phyllaries and achenes slightly puberulent.
Habitat Under live oaks [Quercus virginiana].
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela 26611
Collection Date 11 Oct 1963
Accession Number 59881
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Lake Co. : Alexander Springs. 29° 4' 49" N 81° 34' 41" W
Habitat Moist woods.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. F. Daubenmire
with J. Daubenmire
Collection Date 27 Jul 1978
Accession Number 179286
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Indian River Co. : Near Roseland, near corner of 110th Street along road bordering Indian River, 0.3 mi. S of junction with US 1. 27° 50' 9" N 80° 29' 35" W
Habitat Disturbed coastal hammock.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector R. P. Wunderlin 6497
with J. Beckner
Collection Date 26 Nov 1978
Accession Number 138387
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: B. J. Herring,
Locality USA. Florida , Columbia Co. : Ichetucknee Springs State Park; 4.5 mi. NW of Fort White off US 27; ca. 0.7 mi. NE of South Entrance, W of Dampier's Landing in section 4F.
Description Tall herb; flowers purple, 15 flowers per head; infrequent.
Habitat Upland mixed forest with exposed limestone.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector B. J. Herring 314
with J. Amoroso
Collection Date 14 Jun 1991
Accession Number 211383
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Flagler Co. : Flagler County coquina rock quarry along FL 100, E of I-95. 29° 26' 60" N 81° 16' 60" W
Habitat Flats above quarry.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector D. S. Correll 52925
with H.B. Correll, R.K. Godfrey
Collection Date 8 Oct 1981
Accession Number 160953
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Citrus Co. : Crystal River, Northwest 12th Avenue and Northwest 22nd Street.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector M. E. Schmid
Collection Date 13 Jul 1984
Accession Number 182063
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Sumter Co. : Along FL 44, ca. 0.25 mi. W of FL 470, ca. 2 mi. E of Rutland. T19S, R21E, Sec. 11. 28° 51' 0" N 82° 12' 0" W
Habitat Edge of mixed hardwood hammock.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. P. Wunderlin 9721
with B.F. Hansen, G. Robinson
Collection Date 28 Jun 1984
Accession Number 179478
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Sumter Co. : Along FL 44, ca. 0.25 mi. W of FL 470, ca. 2 mi. E of Rutland. T19S, R21E, Sec. 11. 28° 51' 0" N 82° 12' 0" W
Description Flowers white.
Habitat Open area near edge of low mixed hammock.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. P. Wunderlin 9735
with B.F. Hansen, G. Robinson
Collection Date 28 Jun 1984
Accession Number 179509
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Manatee Co. : Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site. T33S, R17E, Sec. 34, E½ of SE¼ of SE¼ of SW¼ of NW¼.
Description Erect to 1.0m; common; heads purplish in terminal corymbs; achene pappus of capillary bristles.
Habitat Maritime hammock.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector D. Willis
Collection Date 20 Jul 1992
Accession Number 211939
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Citrus Co. : Ozello, C-494, 6 mi. W of US 19. 28° 49' 0" N 82° 39' 0" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector N. L. Mawhinney 249
with M. Schmid
Collection Date 7 Jul 1983
Accession Number 179339
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : Oscar Scherer State Park. Burn zone 7A. T38S, R18E, Sec. 14.
Description Forb to 1.5m; occasional; flowers purple, tubular, 5 petals; stamen forked; seeds windblown.
Habitat Distrubed.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. Weber
Collection Date 29 May 1991
Accession Number 206622
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Hernando Co. : Between Hernando Beach and Weeki Wachee Gardens, along trail about public fishing area. 28° 31' 60" N 82° 27' 0" W
Description Flowers light purple.
Habitat Open woods.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector D. S. Correll 52692
with H.B. Correll
Collection Date 22 Sep 1981
Accession Number 160737
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : Oscar Scherer State Park. Burn zone 7A. T38S, R18E, Sec. 14.
Description Forb to 1.5m; occasional; flowers purple, tubular, with 5 petals; forked stamen[style?]; seeds windblown.
Habitat Disturbed.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. Weber
Collection Date 29 May 1991
Accession Number 208781
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Osceola Co. : N of intersection of FL 532 with US 17 and US 92.
Habitat Edge of low, wet hardwood forest.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. P. Wunderlin 5819
with A.G. Shuey
Collection Date 25 Jun 1977
Accession Number 127672
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: Wunderlin,
Locality USA. Florida , Flagler Co. : Washington Oaks State Park. West side. 30° 36' 0" N 85° 40' 0" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. W. Long
with W. Webb, S. Todd, J. Carlton, J. Wassmer
Collection Date 6 Jul 1972
Accession Number 109280
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Levy Co. : Vicinity of Cedar Key, along FL 24 between Cedar Key and Otter Creek.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. W. Long 3315
with J. Carlton, C. Sreemadhavan, O. Lakela
Collection Date 15 Sep 1971
Accession Number 98225
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Hernando Co. : Ca. 12 mi. NW of Brooksville off US 98. 28° 33' 19" N 82° 23' 16" W
Description Common; scattered along edge of woods.
Habitat Secondary grazed upland hammock with cow oak [Quercus michauxii], sweetgum [Liquidambar styraciflua], Ilex, water oak [Quercus nigra].
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr. 9872
with O. Lakela, J. Patman
Collection Date 9 Aug 1960
Accession Number 19629
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , DeSoto Co. : S of Hamilton Branch between C-661 and Peace River, E side of small paved road. 30° 30' 0" N 82° 55' 60" W
Habitat Sandy soil.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A.G. Shuey 1758
Collection Date 28 Aug 1976
Accession Number 124448
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Okaloosa Co. : Blackwater State Forest; ca. 0.4 mi. E of State Forest Road 49, at a point ca. 2 mi. N of junction of State Forest Road 50 at Peaden Bridge over Blackwater River, ca. 9 mi. ENE of Munson. T5N, R25W, Sec. 27, SW¼ of NW¼. 30° 54' 27" N 86° 44' 8" W
Habitat Extensive sapric hillside and streamhead seepage bogs. Soils - Escambia (Plinthaquic Paleudults).
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. L. Orzell 22935
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 25 Aug 1994
Accession Number 237146
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Brevard Co. : Merritt Island. Across road from State Fish and Game Biology Lab.
Habitat Open disturbed woods dominated by Carya and Quercus.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. W. Long 4001
with R.P. Wunderlin, J.E. Poppleton, S.D. Todd, A.G. Shuey
Collection Date 13 Oct 1973
Accession Number 110854
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , DeSoto Co. : Deep Creek Preserve (Southwest Florida Water Management District property), ca. 900 ha on W side of Peace River, ca. 4.5 km NE of the junction of I-75 and Kings Highway (C-769). 27° 2' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Habitat Edge of coastal hammock and river.
Reproductive State
Collector A. R. Franck 870
Collection Date 06 Sep 2008
Accession Number 249139
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Manatee Co. : W of large mound on Emerson Point Preserve, W end of Snead Island, the NW-most island of the Manatee River, adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico. 27° 31' 54" N 82° 38' 42" W
Description Flowers purple.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 0 to 2 m
Collector J. Beckner 2799
with K. Relish
Collection Date 07 Jun 1998
Accession Number 249608
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Pasco Co. : 2.5 mi. NNW of Odessa. T26S, R17E, Sec. 15, NW¼ of NW¼. 28° 11' 38" N 82° 35' 30" W
Habitat Forest floodplain.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector E. M. Ferguson 860
with J.M. Kunzer
Collection Date 17 Sep 2004
Accession Number 250170
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Volusia Co. : Tomoka State Park. In campground at campsite #37. T13S, R32E, Sec. 42 (irregular).
Description Suffruticose herb ca. 0.75 m tall.
Habitat Disturbed area of xeric hammock.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. M. Kunzer 798
Collection Date 25 Nov 2004
Accession Number 253682
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Dixie Co. : Along C-357, ca. 4.2 mi. N of Hines at Eightmile Creek. T8S, R11E, Sec. 9, SE¼ of SW¼. 29° 43' 60" N 83° 13' 60" W
Habitat Creek bottom forest and roadside.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector B. F. Hansen 13391
with J. Hansen
Collection Date 18 Sep 2008
Accession Number 254907
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Levy Co. : N side of FL 24, ca. 1.2 mi. E of Waccasassa River bridge, 4.1 mi. E of the junciton with US 19/98 at Otter Creek, ca. 10.6 air mi. SE of Chiefland; Devils Hammock. T13S, R16E, Sec. 9, SW¼ of SW¼ of NW¼. 29° 22' 9" N 82° 43' 22" W
Habitat Roadside adjacent to hydric hammock.
Reproductive State
Elevation 37 to ft
Collector S. L. Orzell 22141
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 24 Jul 1993
Accession Number 255286
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Levy Co. : N side of FL 24, ca. 1.2 mi. E of Waccasassa River bridge, 4.1 mi. E of the junciton with US 19/98 at Otter Creek, ca. 10.6 air mi. SE of Chiefland; Devils Hammock. T13S, R16E, Sec. 9, SW¼ of SW¼ of NW¼. 29° 22' 9" N 82° 43' 22" W
Habitat Roadside adjacent to hydric hammock.
Reproductive State
Elevation 37 to ft
Collector S. L. Orzell 22141
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 24 Jul 1993
Accession Number 255224
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Levy Co. : N side of FL 24, ca. 1.2 mi. E of Waccasassa River bridge, 4.1 mi. E of the junciton with US 19/98 at Otter Creek, ca. 10.6 air mi. SE of Chiefland; Devils Hammock. T13S, R16E, Sec. 9, SW¼ of SW¼ of NW¼. 29° 22' 9" N 82° 43' 22" W
Habitat Roadside adjacent to hydric hammock.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Elevation 37 to ft
Collector S. L. Orzell 22141
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 24 Jul 1993
Accession Number 255284
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : Oscar Scherer State Park. Near road W of ranger station. T38S, R18E, Sec. 14, NE¼ of SE¼ of SW¼.
Habitat Mesic hammock.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector D. Griffin
Collection Date 28 Aug 2008
Accession Number 259006
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Martin Co. : Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Kitching Creek.
Habitat Hydric hammocks.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. O. Woodbury
with R. Roberts
Collection Date Jul 1988
Accession Number 260515
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Martin Co. : Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Kitching Creek.
Habitat Hydric hammocks.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector R. O. Woodbury
with R. Roberts
Collection Date Jun 1988
Accession Number 260517
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Martin Co. : Delaplane Park; 2.6 air km N of the intersection of Kenner Highway (FL 76) and I-75, on the E side of St. Lucie Canal, and the W terminus of Linden Street. 28° 33' 0" N 82° 1' 60" W
Description Common; corolla purple.
Habitat Coastal berm and mesic hammock.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector S. W. Woodmansee 1863
with J. Bradford
Collection Date 25 May 2006
Accession Number 262041
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Alachua Co. : Unpaved extension of SW 43rd Street, ca. 100 m due W of I-75, in the W quadrant of the intersection of I 75 exit 384 and Southwest Archer Road, Gainesville. 29° 37' 10" N 82° 23' 20" W
Habitat Shrubby, mesic roadside.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. H. Williams 3809
with H.L. Williams
Collection Date 09 Aug 2013
Accession Number 270312
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Hillsborough River State Park. On River Rapids Trail, SE side of river. T27S, R21E, Sec. 8, NW¼. 27° 55' 0" N 82° 20' 60" W
Habitat Upland mixed forest.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector C. vanHoek
Collection Date 05 Aug 2005
Accession Number 274900
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Cayo Costa State Park. Along Quarantine Trail. T43S, R20E, Sec. 36, SE¼ of SE¼.
Habitat Maritime hammock.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector A. Bishop
with K. Alvarez
Collection Date 26 Jun 2005
Accession Number 274860
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Lafayette Co. : Steinhatchee Springs; along Steinhatchee River, 0.7 km E of FL 51, 0.9 km N of the Dixie County line. 29° 49' 49" N 83° 18' 25" W
Description Corolla purple.
Habitat Mesic-xeric pine flatwoods.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector A. R. Franck 3504
with P.J. Simoes
Collection Date 27 Sep 2014
Accession Number 276179
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Hardee Co. : Paynes Creek Historic State Park. 0.05 km W of Peace River, 2.2 km E of US 17, 3 km S of the Polk County line. 27° 37' 7" N 81° 48' 27" W
Habitat At bottom of decline, beside creek.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector A. Farid 36
with R.E. O'Donovan
Collection Date 13 Jun 2014
Accession Number 276374
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Double Branch Bay Preserve. 28° 0' 52" N 82° 37' 1" W
Habitat Coastal flatwoods.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector J. R. Campbell
with S. Dickman
Collection Date 02 Nov 2017
Accession Number 295785
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Bower Tract Nature Preserve, Tampa. 28° 1' 20" N 82° 37' 40" W
Habitat Coastal Sabal palmetto hammock.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector S. Dickman
Collection Date 16 Nov 2010
Accession Number 297327
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1976
Determination History
Vernonia altissima Nutt. - Determined By: J. P. Gillespie,
Locality USA. Alabama , Limestone Co. : Little Piney Creek, 10 mi. SE of Athens.
Habitat Banks.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. P. Gillespie
with M. Gillespie
Collection Date 12 Oct 1957
Accession Number 4471
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Louisiana , Ouachita Par. : S of Desiard Street (US 80) just E of junction Gilbert and Desiard Streets, Monroe.
Habitat Field.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. D. Taylor
Collection Date 29 Sep 1983
Accession Number 217127
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Mississippi , Jackson Co. : [Nearest] Post Office: Escatawpa.
Description 6 ft. tal.
Habitat Moist bottom.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector D. Demaree
Collection Date 27 Jul 1952
Accession Number 183946
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1976
Determination History
Vernonia altissima Nutt.
Locality USA. Mississippi , Oktibbeha Co. : 6 mi. S of Starkville on northern slope facing Trim Cane Creek flood plain.
Habitat Secondary mixed harwood cover, calcareous soil.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr.
Collection Date 09 Jul 1956
Accession Number 17421
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1976
Determination History
Vernonia altissima Nutt.
Locality USA. Mississippi , Forest Co. : 5.1 mi. SW of junction of MS 13 and US Forest Service Road 238.
Habitat Low area.
Reproductive State Flower Bud
Collector S. B. Jones
Collection Date 22 Aug 1964
Accession Number 82558
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1976
Determination History
Vernonia altissima Nutt.
Locality USA. Mississippi , Jasper Co. : 6 mi. via road from Enterprise along Souinlovey Creek.
Habitat Low moist roadside, full sun.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector S. B. Jones
Collection Date 08 Sep 1967
Accession Number 90260
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Mississippi , Jackson Co. : [Nearest] Post Office: Escatawpa.
Description 5 ft. tall.
Habitat Low wet areas.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. Demaree
Collection Date 09 Aug 1952
Accession Number 183945
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1976
Determination History
Vernonia altissima Nutt.
Locality USA. Mississippi , Lowndes Co. : 10 mi. E of State College.
Habitat Secondary post oak wood in Black Prairie Region.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr.
Collection Date 31 Jul 1956
Accession Number 17423
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Georgia , Cobb Co. : Marsilea Pond, W of Austel, off Garret Road and highway 6.
Habitat Muddy ditch at dirt roadside near pond, with grasses and sedges, Bidens tripartita; full sun.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. Cruse-Sanders
with D. Giannasi, L. Kruse, M. Morgan
Collection Date 22 Sep 2001
Accession Number 277428
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1976
Determination History
Vernonia altissima Nutt. - Determined By: P. Genelle & G. Fleming,
Locality USA. Mississippi , Scott Co. : Near MS 35, 1 mi. S of Homewood.
Habitat Open pine thicket.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr.
Collection Date 25 Aug 1955
Accession Number 115379
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1976
Determination History
Vernonia altissima Nutt.
Locality USA. Tennessee Reelfoot Lake.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector O. E. Jennings
with G. K. Jennings
Collection Date 1924
Accession Number 80312
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Tennessee , Sevier Co. : Along US 441, 3.5 mi. N of Pigeon Forge.
Habitat Roadside.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. P. Sauleda
with D.K. Sauleda
Collection Date 16 Sep 1980
Accession Number 176604
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1976
Determination History
Vernonia altissima Nutt. taeniotricha S. F. Blake
Locality USA. Louisiana , Ouachita Par. : Behind 704 Camelia Drive, Lakeshore area, Monroe.
Habitat Vacant lot.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. D. Thomas
Collection Date 26 Sep 1967
Accession Number 81623
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Georgia , Murray Co. : Between Lake Conasauga and Potato Patch Mountain; Forrest Service Road 68.
Description 1.5 m tall.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 3500 to ft
Collector S. B. Jones
with H. DiGioia et al.
Collection Date 29 Aug 1979
Accession Number 161518
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Tennessee , Cocke Co. : 1 mi. N of highway 411, SW of Parrottsville.
Habitat At edge of deciduous woods.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector P. Genelle
with G. Fleming
Collection Date 29 Jul 1977
Accession Number 135967
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Manatee Co. : Gamble Plantation Historic State Park. S edge of North Hammock.
Description Few to occasional, to 5 ft. tall; leaves hastate, sessile [?]; flowers deep purple.
Habitat Successional hammock.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. Rowe
Collection Date 14 Jun 2016
Accession Number 302880
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: C. vanHoek, 2019
Locality USA. Florida , Hardee Co. : 4.3 mi. N of Bowling Green, US 17.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector C. F. Caudle
with M. L. Gilbert, M. S. Tisdale
Collection Date 20 Jul 1962
Accession Number 303768
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: C. vanHoek, 2019
Locality USA. Florida , Lake Co. : Methodist Youth Camp, Leesburg.
Habitat Edge of oak woods.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector C. F. Caudle
with M. L. Gilbert, M. S. Tisdale
Collection Date 05 Jun 1963
Accession Number 303769
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: C. vanHoek, 2019
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Alafia River; FL 39. T30S, R22E Sec. 18. 27° 52' 19" N 82° 8' 44" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector C. F. Caudle
with M. L. Gilbert, M. S. Tisdale
Collection Date 11 Jun 1963
Accession Number 303770
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: C. vanHoek, 2019
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : Homeland Mine, Bartow.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector C. F. Caudle
with M. L. Gilbert, M. S. Tisdale
Collection Date 20 Jul 1962
Accession Number 303771
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
Locality USA. Florida , Hernando Co. : Sertoma Youth Ranch, 85 Myers, Road, Brooksville. 28° 26' 0" N 82° 16' 40" W
Habitat Edge of trail in mesic oak hammock.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector K. S. Alvarado
with C. Nguyen
Collection Date 22 May 2022
Accession Number 304225
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Vernonia gigantea
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville - Determined By: Judd, Jun 2011
Locality USA. Florida , Alachua Co. : Carr Forest Trail, University of Florida Campus, Gainesville.
Description Common herb to 2.5 m tall, but most slightly shorter; flowers purple.
Habitat Campus woods, mesic.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector A. E. Mulligan
Collection Date Sep 2010
Accession Number 304607
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