Vernonia missurica Raf.

PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Vernonia missurica Raf.
Asteraceae
Det.: S.R.Hill, (ILLS) 2008
MARION COUNTY 38.75800° N. Lat., 088.86446°
W. Long. T4N., R3E., SE 1/4 sect. 28. Approximately
1 mile southwest of Kinmundy, between Rt. 37 and the
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad line, just south of junction
Co. Hwy 8. Elevation 187.5 meters. Coordinate Datum:
WGS84/NAD83.
Prairie remnant, with Poa compressa, Andropogon
gerardi, Silphium spp., Pycnanthemum tenuifolium,
Comus, Hypericum sphaerocarpum. Flowers bright
purple; occasional herb about 1 meter tall.
Steven R. Hill 37898
02917745