Ironweed and Skippers

Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) blooms July-September in moist woods, marshes and along streams in the Blue Ridge region.

The Skippers are a group of insects in the order Lepidoptera, classified in the superfamily Hesperioidea, which includes only one family, the Hesperiidae.

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