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Encyclopedia > Vernonia
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Vernonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Vernonia
Species

About 1000; see text Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms or Magnoliophyta) are one of the major groups of modern plants, comprising those that produce seeds in specialized reproductive organs called flowers, where the ovulary or carpel is enclosed. ... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Families See text The Asterales are an order of dicotyledonous flowering plants which include the composite family Asteraceae (sunflowers and daisies) and its related families. ... Genera many, see list The aster or sunflower family (Family Asteraceae or, alternatively Family Compositae) is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants. ...

Vernonia is a large genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, named for English botanist William Vernon. Some species are sometimes known as ironweeds. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. Genera many, see list The aster or sunflower family (Family Asteraceae or, alternatively Family Compositae) is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants. ... A fragment of an actual Purple machine found in Berlin at the end of WWII In the history of cryptography, 97-shiki-obun In-ji-ki (九七式欧文印字機) (System 97 Printing Machine for European Characters) or Angooki Taipu B (暗号機B型) (Type B Cipher Machine), codenamed PURPLE by the United States, was a...


Vernonia calvoana

V. calvoana, also called bitterleaf, is used as a leaf vegetable with a bitter and sweet flavor, especially in West Africa, where it is sold fresh or dried, and is a typical ingredient in egusi soup. Chinese cabbage Swiss chard Leaf vegetables, also called greens or leafy greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots. ... West Africa is the region of western Africa that, most strictly speaking, includes the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte dIvoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. ... Egusi seeds are the fat- and protein-rich seeds of certain cucurbitaceous plants. ...


Vernonia galamensis

V. galamensis is used as an oilseed in East Africa. Vegetable oil or vegoil is fat extracted from plant sources. ... East Africa is a region generally considered to include: Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Somalia Tanzania Uganda [[Image:Example. ...


External links

  • Crop fact sheet for V. galamensis

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Vernonia glabra is a strong-growing, herbaceous perennial that flowers throughout the summer, producing masses of flowers that look like little mauve paintbrushes, at the tips of many upright stems.
Vernonia glabra occurs naturally in South Africa, where it is found in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga, as well as in Swaziland, Namibia, Tanzania and also Kenya, usually as a pioneer in disturbed ground.
Vernonia natalensis is very striking with attractive silver-grey foliage in summer and masses of purple flowers at Christmas.
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