Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Galinsoga quadriradiata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Common Peruvian-daisy at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Galinsoga quadriradiata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Galinsoga quadriradiata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Galinsoga quadriradiata
INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-73-001:
Galinsoga ciliata FAMILY Asteraceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Galinsoga ciliata
COMMON NAME:
Common Peruvian-daisy, Gallant Soldiers, Fringed Quickweed
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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JK Marlow jkm0507n_07
July Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
A particularly pestiferous weed... eradication extremely difficult, per Manual of the Southeastern Flora (JK Small, 1933).
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JK Marlow jkm0508c_17
August Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm060813_233
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Gland-tipped hairs of the peduncles are 0.5mm or more long, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm140804_344
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_g_quadriradiata_b
September
A small hairy plant with opposite, short-stalked, ovate, toothed leaves, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_g_quadriradiata_c
September
The five white rays are about as wide as long and three-toothed at apex, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm141022_195
October Greenville County SC
Cleveland Park
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JK Marlow jkm141022_201
October Greenville County SC
Cleveland Park
Involucres hemispheric, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Galinsoga quadriradiata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Galinsoga quadriradiata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Galinsoga quadriradiata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Galinsoga quadriradiata
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-73-001:
Galinsoga ciliata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Galinsoga ciliata
586
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, barnyards, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Central & South America
Common in Mountains, uncommon in Piedmont, uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare in Coastal Plain of GA & SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Rays: White
Disc: Yellow
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p386
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p284
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p194
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p127
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p074
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p214
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