Prairie Ironweed

Vernonia fasciculata Michx. - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 4.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Purple

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Prairie Ironweed: Coleophora vernoniaeella, Lophocampa maculata, Papaipema circumlucens

Native Range

  • USA:  Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Manitoba
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (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.