New York Ironweed

Vernonia noveboracensis (L.) Michx. - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 7.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Purple

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on New York Ironweed: Carmenta bassiformis, Endopiza vernoniana, Grammia parthenice, Hellinsia paleaceus, Lophocampa maculata, Papaipema cerussata, Perigea xanthioides, Phragmatobia fuliginosa, Platynota idaeusalis, Spodoptera ornithogalli

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
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.