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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : Churchill Ranch. Border Road, part of Deer Prairie Creek Preserve, ca. 2.3km ENE of junction of I-75 and C-777 (River Road). T39S, R20E, Sec. 5. 27° 7' 3" N 82° 19' 40" W
Habitat Disturbed mesic hammock.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A. R. Franck 244
with J.M. Kunzer
Collection Date 21 Jun 2007
Accession Number 245973
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Glade and railroad embankment, vicinity of Sunniland off FL 29. 26° 16' 0" N 81° 19' 60" W
Habitat Compacted, very dry soil.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela 28532
Collection Date 1 May 1965
Accession Number 64076
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : Northern end of Big Pine Key.
Description Few noted.
Habitat Pineland with Thrinax, Sabal, Metopium; mangrove shore.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector O. K. Lakela 29294
with C. Craighead
Collection Date 22 Oct 1965
Accession Number 67299
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Charlotte Co. : 1 mi. S of Punta Gorda on US 41, next to Pine Terrace Motel.
Description Large colony.
Habitat Wire grass [Aristida stricta] habitat; damp sandy peaty soil.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector S. B. Jones 1099
Collection Date 26 Jul 1962
Accession Number 145115
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Everglades National Park. Near Homestead. 25° 57' 18" N 80° 44' 41" W
Description Florets to 19 plus[?], purple; erect branching herb.
Habitat Miami oolite and solution holes; hammock and pineland association.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector G. R. Cooley 9403
with R.J. Eaton, F.C. Craighead, O. Lakela
Collection Date 16 Oct 1962
Accession Number 54471
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Broward Co. : Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area, just NE of West Dixie Bend. T47S, R42E, Sec. 31. 26° 39' 38" N 82° 9' 12" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector P. L. Howell 920
Collection Date 2 Mar 2006
Accession Number 242550
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Ca. 0.2 mi. W of Tower Road (FL 27) at a point ca. 0.2 mi N of Lucille Drive (Southwest 360th Street), ca. 1.5 mi. W of Florida City, just SE of pumping station; Navy Wells Pineland. T57S, R38E, Sec. 26, SW¼. 25° 26' 7" N 80° 30' 23" W
Habitat Mature shrubby pine rockland savanna. Soils - Lithic Eutrochrepts and rock outcrops.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 8 to ft
Collector S. L. Orzell 20426
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 12 Aug 1992
Accession Number 226179
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Charlotte Co. : E of Oil Well Road, 0.3 mi. N of junction of Tuckers Grade Road at a point ca. 2 air mi. E of junction I-75, ca 17 mi. N of Fort Myers; Cecil M. Webb WMA [Wildlife Management Area]. T41S, R24E, Sec. 32, SW¼ of SW¼. 26° 51' 40" N 81° 56' 15" W
Habitat Frequently burned wet-mesic pine flatwoods. Soils - Oldsmar (Alfic Arenic Haplaquods).
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 28 to ft
Collector S. L. Orzell 19452
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 29 Apr 1992
Accession Number 226168
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : US 27, ca. 5.5 mi. N of Homestead. 25° 28' 7" N 80° 28' 39" W
Description Low herbs to 2dm; Disk florets purplish with tawny white pappus.
Habitat Remnant of periodically mown pineland.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector F. Almeda 1900
with O. Lakela
Collection Date 8 Jun 1973
Accession Number 105452
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Pine Island; ca. 5km SSE of junction with FL 767 and C-78; ca. 8km NNW of James City; ca. 9.5km NW of mouth of Caloosahatchee River. T45S, R22E, Sec. 10, NW¼. 26° 34' 38" N 82° 5' 53" W
Description Rare herb.
Habitat Heavily disturbed palmetto [Serenoa repens] flatwoods grading into mangrove forest.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. M. Kunzer 563
Collection Date 12 Jun 2004
Accession Number 239043
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : North Fort Myers; Corbett Road, 0.5 mi. S of Littleton Road.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector E. Brown
Collection Date 15 Jun 1985
Accession Number 186925
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , DeSoto Co. : Deep Creek Preserve (Southwest Florida Water Management District property), ca. 800 ha on W side of Peace River (empties into Charlotte harbor ca. 8km SSW); ca. 4.5km NE of junction I-75 and Kings Highway (C-769), accessed by Southwest Peace River Street. 27° 2' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Habitat Mesic hammock.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A. R. Franck 792
Collection Date 11 Aug 2008
Accession Number 246341
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Miami; Red Road at Southwest 15th Street. 25° 46' 27" N 80° 11' 37" W
Habitat With pines, short grasses, various legumes [Fabaceae] and composites [Asteraceae].
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. Broome
Collection Date 7 Mar 1966
Accession Number 88934
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : Big Pine Key; along east-west street running along N side of prison, 0.5 mi. N of US 1. T66S, R29E, Sec. 26, NW¼.
Habitat Thrinax morrisii - Pinus elliottii open woodland along weedy roadside, grading into mangroves.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector B. F. Hansen 11423
with D. Richardson
Collection Date 18 Aug 1987
Accession Number 193079
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : Big Pine Key, Key Deer National Wildlife Refuge, vicinity of Watson's Hammock on NW portion of island. 26° 40' 60" N 80° 49' 0" W
Habitat Pineland.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. E. Poppleton 789
Collection Date 21 May 1976
Accession Number 123380
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Vicinity of Palm River Estates, 1 mi. E of Naples. 26° 8' 31" N 81° 47' 41" W
Description Few plants.
Habitat Flat pineland, Serenoa [repens] - Quercus scrub; white sand, very dry.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela 30902
Collection Date 28 Jul 1967
Accession Number 81167
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Hole-in-the-Doughnut, SE of Royal Palm Hammock. 28° 52' 60" N 82° 4' 60" W
Habitat Scrub pineland.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. W. Long 4093
with R.P. Wunderlin
Collection Date 29 Dec 1973
Accession Number 111672
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small - Determined By: S. B. Jones, 1964
Determination History
Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : 6 mi. N of Fort Myers.
Habitat Wet flatwoods.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. Kral 7590
Collection Date 1 Aug 1958
Accession Number 8153
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Coral Gables, vicinity of Fairchild Tropical Gardens on Old Cutler Road. 25° 36' 54" N 80° 18' 38" W
Habitat Pineland margin, crevice vegetation in oolite.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela 27260
Collection Date 17 Jul 1964
Accession Number 60620
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : S of US 41, E of Monroe Station. 25° 19' 60" N 81° 0' 0" W
Habitat Wet cypress [Taxodium] - pineland; with Ipomoea, Physostegia and Bigelowia.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela 27333
Collection Date 21 Jul 1964
Accession Number 60777
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : N of North Kendall Drive, near US 27. 25° 40' 0" N 80° 19' 0" W
Description Flowers purple.
Habitat Prairie with palmettos [Serenoa repens].
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector D. S. Correll 51780
with H.B. Correll, J. Popenoe, J. Popenoe
Collection Date 12 May 1981
Accession Number 159385
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Between Homestead and Florida City, near US 27. 25° 28' 7" N 80° 28' 39" W
Habitat Pineland.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. W. Long 1668
Collection Date 4 Jun 1966
Accession Number 74735
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : Pinecrest Road, #94[FL 94?], SE of Monroe Station. 25° 44' 48" N 80° 56' 22" W
Habitat Cypress ponds, intervening glades, pinelands, creeks, and ditches; Persea, Myrica, Annona, Ficus.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela 29916
with J. De Boer
Collection Date 28 May 1966
Accession Number 74537
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : Deer Prairie Creek Preserve. Jordyn Parcel; N parcel limit 4.5 mi. E of the intersection of South Moon Drive and Border Road; I-75 borders to the S. 27° 6' 6" N 82° 15' 51" W
Description Herb; flowers purple.
Habitat Wet prairie.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 5 to 7 m
Collector L. B. Birch 447
with P. Gallager, B.K. Holst
Collection Date 30 Oct 2009
Accession Number 255837
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : Oscar Scherer State Park. South Creek, W of playground near creek edge. T38S, R18E, Sec. 14, NW¼ of SE¼ of SE¼. 27° 51' 34" N 82° 5' 7" W
Habitat Mesic hammock.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector S.W. Braem
Collection Date 16 Jul 2010
Accession Number 258864
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Charlotte Co. : Shell Creek Preserve. 2 km N of C-74, 10.3 km W of FL 31, 2.5 km ESE of Washington Loop Road. 26° 57' 52" N 81° 51' 51" W
Habitat Wet flatwoods.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector A. R. Franck 2826
Collection Date 11 Sep 2011
Accession Number 259853
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Martin Co. : Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Kitching Creek.
Habitat Wete flatwoods.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector R. O. Woodbury
with R. Roberts
Collection Date Feb 1989
Accession Number 260525
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Orange Co. : Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area. Ca. 25 mi. E of Orlando; Fishhole Road. 28° 27' 13" N 80° 56' 10" W
Description Flower pink.
Habitat Disturbed road margin.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector J. Cheak 7
with T. Gabriel
Collection Date 03 Jul 2012
Accession Number 270086
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small - Determined By: J. N. Burch,
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : T48S, R25E, Sec. 26.
Habitat Pine - oak woods.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. N. Burch
Collection Date 02 Jun 1991
Accession Number 289963
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Off SW 60th Court and SW 116th Street.
Description Common herb, the stem often branched near the base, 2-5 dm tall, glabrous or nearly so; leaves mostly near the base of the stem, the blades linear or nearly so, 2-4.5 cm long; inflorescence corymbose; involucre campanulate.
Habitat Pineland field; sandy soil.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector M. H. Weinfeld
Collection Date 03 May 1964
Accession Number 293066
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small
Locality Bahamas. Great Abaco Island 2.5 mi. N of lighthouse at Hole-in-the-Wall.
Habitat Low coppice.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. P. Sauleda
with D. K. Sauleda
Collection Date 28 Jun 1980
Accession Number 152743
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small - Determined By: S. B. Jones, 1978
Determination History
Vernonia insularis Gleason
Locality Bahamas. Abaco Island W side of road between Marsh Harbor and Treasure Cay; 3.4 mi. N of turnoff to Marsh Harbour. 26° 40' 27" N 77° 16' 0" W
Habitat Wet pinelands in very rocky soil.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector L. M. Burnett
with W. C. Burnett
Collection Date 28 Jul 1973
Accession Number 145627
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Vernonia blodgettii
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Vernonia blodgettii Small - Determined By: J. N. Burch,
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : BICY [Big Cypress National Preserve]; S of Kirby Storter. 30° 41' 60" N 85° 4' 0" W
Habitat Marl prairie.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. N. Burch
Collection Date 30 May 2016
Accession Number 290085
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