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Forb vs Ironweed - What's the difference?

forb | ironweed |

As nouns the difference between forb and ironweed

is that forb is any non-woody flowering plant that is not a grass while ironweed is any of certain species of the genus Vernonia of forbs and shrubs.

forb

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chiefly, ecology) Any non-woody flowering plant that is not a grass.

    • ironweed

    English

    Noun

    (Vernonia)
  • Any of certain species of the genus Vernonia of forbs and shrubs.