Specimen Details Report a Problem Species: Vernonia gigantea Collection Date: October 15, 1970 Bar Code ID: 000049570 UUID: a48838e6-59f3-4ee7-842b-7164e6fe6512 Collectors: Robert L. Lazor Collector's Identifier: 5108 Flower Buds Present?: True Flowers Present?: True Fruit Present?: True Country: United States State or Province: Florida County or Parish: Calhoun Fips Code: 12013 View Image  View JPEG Download JPEG (1.34 MB) Download TIFF (17.67 MB) Verbatim Directions to Locality: Along both sides of Apalachicola River floodplain near crossing of Hwy 20. Habitat: Along power line and under bridge. Plant Morphology Observations: Plants to 8 feet tall. Fls purple. Local Abundance Observations: Common. Non digital information?: N Identification Records Identifier's Name: R. L. L. Formal Identification Date: 1970-10-15 Lowest Rank Identified: Species Identification History: Vernonia altissima Nutt. Identifier's Name: R.K. Godfrey Text Identification Date: 1978 Lowest Rank Identified: Species Identification History: V. gigantea (Walt.) Trel. ex Branner & Coville. Determinavit: det. Related links (open in new browser tab) USDA Plants Database USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants Integrated Taxonomic Information System Google Images International Plant Names Index University of Florida Herbarium Morphbank