Erechtites minimus

Erechtites minimus, common names toothed fireweed[2][3] and coastal burnweed,[4] is a species of plant in the sunflower family. It is native to Australia (all 6 states) and New Zealand, and also naturalized on the Pacific Coast of the United States (Washington, Oregon, and California).[2][5][6]

Erechtites minimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Senecioneae
Genus:
Erechtites
Species:
E. minimus
Binomial name
Erechtites minimus
Synonyms[1]
  • Erechtites minima (Poir.) DC.
  • Senecio minimus Poir.

Description

Erechtites minimus is an annual or perennial herb up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall. Leaves are toothed but not pinnately lobed. One plant can produce as many as 200 yellow or purple flower heads, each with many small disc florets but no ray florets.[7]

References
  1. Tropicos, Erechtites minimus (Poir.) DC.
  2. Atlas of Living Australia, Senecio minimus Poir., Toothed Fireweed
  3. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. "Erechtites minimus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  5. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  6. Calflora taxon report, University of California, Senecio minimus Poir., Coastal burnweed
  7. Flora of North America, Erechtites minimus (Poir.) DC.


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