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Flax-leaved Horseweed
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Flax-leaved Horseweed

Erigeron bonariensis L.

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Names

EnglishFlax-leaved Horseweed
DutchGevlamde fijnstraal
SpanishHierba carnicera
Chinese香丝草
Scientific nameErigeron bonariensis L.

About this species

Erigeron bonariensis is a species in the family Asteraceae, found throughout the tropics and subtropics as a pioneer plant; its precise origin is unknown, but most likely it stems from Central America or South America. It has become naturalized in many other regions, including North America, Europe and Australia.

Common names of E. bonariensis include flax-leaf fleabane, wavy-leaf fleabane, Argentine fleabane, hairy horseweed, asthma weed and hairy fleabane.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusErigeron

In Suriname

11Records in Suriname
1913First record
1981Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para3
  • Sipaliwini2
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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