Ironweed, Missouri ironweed
Vernonia missurica Raf.
Family: Asteraceae (aster)
- Bloom Period:
- Late,
- Mid-Season,
- Growth Cycle:
- Perennial,
- Growth Habit:
- Forbs/Herbs,
- Insect Type Attracted:
- Natural Enemy,
- Pollinator,
- Light:
- Full,
- Partial,
- Region:
- Southern Lower Peninsula,
- Soil Moisture:
- Medium,
- Wet
- Height:
- 3-6ft
Natural enemies attracted
Highly attractive: Chalcidoidea.
Mildly attractive: Orius insidiosus, Thomisidae, Salticidae, Coccinellidae, Plagiognathus politus, Empididae, Chlamydatus associatus, Cynipoidea and Braconidae.
Pollinators attracted
Moderately attractive: bees including sweat bees, leafcutter bees, cuckoo bees, small carpenter bees, and bumble bees.
Pests attracted
Moderately attractive: lygus bugs.
Mildly attractive: leaf beetles, leafhoppers, Japanese beetles, froghoppers and tephritid fruit flies.