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Horseweed
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Daisy family

Horseweed

Erigeron canadensis L.

Introduced by people

Names

EnglishHorseweed
DutchCanadese fijnstraal
SpanishHierba carnicera
Chinese小蓬草
Scientific nameErigeron canadensis L.

About this species

Erigeron canadensis (synonym Conyza canadensis) is an annual plant native throughout most of North America and Central America. It is also widely naturalized in Eurasia and Australia. Common names include horseweed, Canadian horseweed, Canadian fleabane, coltstail, marestail, and butterweed. It was the first weed to have developed glyphosate resistance, reported in 2001 from Delaware.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusErigeron

In Suriname

11Records in Suriname
1837First record
1971Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo2

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

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