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
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
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.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
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
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (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