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New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) growing at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary on Cape Cod in eastern Massachusetts

A new-to-me wildflower is New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis), which grows mostly south of New Hampshire. It is also called Verbena noveboracensis. This flower cluster is atop a strong five-foot-tall central stem with circling leaves.

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