Euchiton collinus

Euchiton collinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Euchiton
Species: E. collinus
Binomial name
Euchiton collinus
(Labill.) Cass.
Synonyms[1]
  • Gnaphalium collinum Labill.
  • Euchiton gymnocephalus (DC.) Holub
  • Gnaphalium gymnocephalum DC.
  • Gnaphalium oblancifolium Elmer
  • Gnaphalium simplex A.Rich. & Less.

Euchiton collinus (creeping cudweed) is a herb native to Australia and New Zealand.[2][3] It has become naturalized in a few places in the United States (California, Oregon).[4][5][6]


Euchiton collinus is a biennial or perennial herb up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall, spreading by means of stolons and rhizomes. Leaves form a basal rosette surrounding the base of the stem and also individually farther up the stem. The plant produces a flower heads in a hemispheric cluster 1-2 cm (0.4-0.8 inches) across. Each head has 40-60 pistillate flowers around the edge of the head plus 3-5 bisexual florets toward the center.[4]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Euchiton collinus Cass.
  2. ↑ Florabase, the Western Australian Flora
  3. ↑ Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe. 2010. New Zealand indigenous vascular plant checklist. New Zealand Plant Conservation Network, Wellington
  4. 1 2 Flora of North America, Euchiton gymnocephalus (de Candolle) Holub, 1974. Creeping-cudweed
  5. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  6. ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Euchiton gymnocephalus (DC.) Anderb., creeping cudweed
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