Fringey Purple Wildflower?

blakrab Centex

7 months ago

This ~3' wildflower with fringey purple blooms and ~3" leaves was found in a park back on 7/7. What is it?

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floraluk2
7 months ago
last modified: 7 months ago
Isn't that a Vernonia? I've never seen one in the flesh but I'm sure someone can tell you which ones are likely.
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blakrab Centex
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7 months ago
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Yes hmm, so after reviewing all the North American species...I narrowed it down to Vernonia baldwinii (Western Ironweed), Vernonia missurica (Missouri Ironweed), and Vernonia glauca (Broadleaf Ironweed) due to their similarly wider leaves and modest height.

But, I think I'm going to go with Vernonia baldwinii out of these. Which seems to be prevalent in this area, albeit normally larger with much more profuse flowering. But, I think this one probably just grew and flowered less because it was inside a shady forest...
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Jay 6a Chicago
7 months ago
Vernonia baldwinii.
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