Details for: NA 83773, Vernonia lettermanii Engelm. ex A. Gray, 'Iron Butterfly'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Vernonia lettermanii Engelm. ex A. Gray
Cultivar:
'Iron Butterfly'
Origin:
–
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
15 Jul 2016
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Vernonia lettermanii Engelm. ex A. Gray
Cultivar:
'Iron Butterfly'
Origin:
–
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
15 Jul 2016
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Iron Butterfly'
Type: Cultivar name

NA 83773
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative
Full name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Vernonia lettermanii 'Iron Butterfly'. Obtained for the Friendship Garden renovation.
Vernonia lettermanii Engelm. ex A. Gray
Genus:
Vernonia
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Cichorioideae
Tribe:
Vernonieae
Subtribe:
Vernoniinae
Nomen number:

408496
Place of publication:

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 16:78. 1880 "lettermanni
Comment:
named for G. W. Letterman (fide K. Gandhi, pers. comm. via e-mail on 5 Jun 2014)
Verified:
05/22/2008 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishLettermann's ironweed  1Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas
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