Baldwin's Ironweed

Vernonia baldwinii Torr. - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Monarchs; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Baldwin's Ironweed: Papaipema limpida

Native Range

  • USA:  Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.