About Vernonia angustifolia Michx.
Vernonia angustifolia Michx. is a flowering plant species belonging to the Asteraceae family. It is native to the southeastern United States, where it occurs in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. This species was first formally described by botanist André Michaux in 1803. In the United States Coastal Plain region, it has been recorded growing in several habitat types: longleaf pine savannas, second-growth hardwood systems, slash pine-wiregrass flats, and cabbage palm hammocks.
