Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel.

PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, U.S.A.
Vernonia gjgantea (Walt.) Trelease ex Branner & Coville
ssp. gjgantea	Asteraceae
Det. S.R.Hill 11/1999
ILLINOIS. ALEXANDER County: Tamms Prairie, N side of
Tamms, W side IL Rt. 127, strip between road and old
RR. Degraded prairie with wet drainages and disturbed
areas. T14S, R1W, NW/4, SE/4, SW/4, sec. 31, Mill
Creek quad. Flowers magenta-purple; rather common
perennial herb 1-1.5 m tall.
Steven R. Hill 31922
12 August 1999
02917433