Prairie Ironweed

Vernonia fasciculata Michx.

Aster family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Height
4.0 feet
Flower Color
Purple
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight Tolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Monarchs; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds
Larval Host Coleophora vernoniaeella, Lophocampa maculata, Papaipema circumlucens

Native Range

  • USA:  Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Manitoba

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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