Specimen Details Report a Problem Species: Vernonia gigantea Collection Date: September 12, 1992 Bar Code ID: 000049584 UUID: eaad5dee-2b4f-4d30-8d50-407fcd69bcc1 Voucher Flag: Ecological Collectors: Brenda Herring, Don Herring Collector's Identifier: 920 Flower Buds Present?: True Flowers Present?: True Fruit Present?: True Country: United States State or Province: Florida County or Parish: Suwannee Fips Code: 12121 View Image  View JPEG Download JPEG (1.12 MB) Download TIFF (15.69 MB) Special Geographical Unit: Ichetucknee Springs State Park Verbatim Directions to Locality: Five miles NW of Fort White off of US 27 in Ichetucknee Springs State Park. Ca. 0.3 mile SW of Old South Entrance; S of US 27 in section 3D. Township: 6S Range: 15E Section: 23 Habitat: Upland mixed forest. Growing with Smilax bona-nox, Morus rubra, and Campsis radicans. Plant Morphology Observations: Tall herb; ray flowers 5-loned, purple. Tall Ironweed. Local Abundance Observations: Infrequent. Notes: [Map of Ichetucknee Springs State Park Inset]. Type of Donor: Herbarium Donor: Herbarium of University of Florida (FLAS) Non digital information?: Y Identification Records Identifier's Name: B. J. H. Formal Identification Date: 1992-09-12 Lowest Rank Identified: Species Further Identification Comments: Det. at Herbarium of University of Florida (FLAS). Identification History: Vernonia gigantea (Walt.) Trel. ex Branner & Coville . Determinavit: det. Identifier's Name: Brenda Herring Text Identification Date: April 1994 Lowest Rank Identified: Species Further Identification Comments: Voucher for: Floristic Inventory of Ichetucknee Springs State Park. M.S. Thesis by Brenda Herring. University of Florida. April 1994. Identification History: ! As 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