As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
species
Vernonia gigantea
This species name was first published in Rep. (Annual) Arkansas Geol. Surv. 1888(4): 189 (1891)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000000462.
Synonyms of Vernonia gigantea
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernonia altissima | Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 134 (1818) | wfo-0000006552 | ||
| Chrysocoma gigantea | Fl. Carol. : 196 (1788) | wfo-0000018132 | ||
| Cacalia gigantea | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 324 (1891) | wfo-0000020744 | ||
| Chrysocoma gigantea | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 324. 1891 | — | wfo-0000050688 | |
| Vernonia maxima var. maxima | – | – | — | wfo-0000051269 |
| Chrysocoma praealta | Tabl. École Bot. : 98 (1804) | wfo-0000051569 | ||
| Vernonia ovalifolia var. ovalifolia | – | – | — | wfo-0000051705 |
| Cacalia gigantea var. gigantea | – | – | — | wfo-0000053383 |
| Vernonia maxima subsp. maxima | – | – | — | wfo-0000055055 |
| Vernonia gigantea var. gigantea | – | – | — | wfo-0000058564 |
| Vernonia ovalifolia | Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 59 (1841) | wfo-0000059592 | ||
| Vernonia altissima var. laxa | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 46: 248 (1919) | wfo-0000068080 | ||
| Vernonia maxima | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27: 280 (1900) | wfo-0000091716 | ||
| Vernonia gigantea subsp. pubescens | Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 13: 179 1900 | wfo-0000096918 | ||
| Vernonia altissima var. brevipappa | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 46: 248 (1919) | wfo-0000101606 | ||
| Vernonia altissima var. lilacina | Amer. Bot. (Binghamton) 36: 225 (1930) | wfo-0000103851 | ||
| Vernonia gigantea subsp. ovalifolia | Brittonia 24: 237 (1972) | wfo-0000107772 | ||
| Vernonia altissima var. altissima | – | – | — | wfo-0000108122 |
| Vernonia gigantea var. praealta | Univ. Missouri Stud., Sci. Ser. 1: 402 (1907) | wfo-0000109312 | ||
| Vernonia altissima var. taeniotricha | Rhodora 19: 167 (1917) | wfo-0000111205 | ||
| Vernonia oligantha | Pittonia 5(26): 56 (1902) | wfo-0000116941 | ||
| Vernonia praealta | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 95, partim. 1803; et DC. P | wfo-0000120197 | ||
| Vernonia gigantea var. ovalifolia | Phytologia 94(3): 468 (2012) | wfo-0001384670 |