Asteraceae
Vernonia Schreber.
Kingdom: Plantae Rank: Genus Parent: Asteraceae Status: Valid
Vegetative Morphology
Habit: Herbs and shrubs, rarely lianas or trees to 20 m.
Leaves: Leaves alternate, entire or weakly dentate, sessile or short-petiolate, with pinnate venation.
Reproductive Morphology
Fruit: Fruit an achene, brown when mature. Pappus bristles white. Some species pubescent throughout.
Infructescence: Infructescence axillary or terminal. Bracts to 0.6 cm.
Other
Distribution: Temperate and tropical regions of the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
Notes: Frequently in areas of full sun, such as at the margin of rivers and forests, and in forest gaps.