Biology:Erechtites minimus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

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

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 (state) , Oregon, and California ).[2][5][6]

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

Wikidata ☰ Q5385394 entry