Vernonia acuminata Willd. Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Magnoliopsida order Asterales family Asteraceae genus Lepidaploa species Lepidaploa canescens Name Homonyms Vernonia acuminata DC. Vernonia acuminata M.R.Almeida, 2001 Vernonia acuminata Willd. Vernonia acuminata Willd. ex Less.