It can grow to be 10 feet tall
It is host to the Ironweed Borer moth
Its purple flowers bloom in early fall.
Location: Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
Sources: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/vernonia-gigantea/
https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Papaipema-cerussata
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