Kingdom Plantae Tribe Senecioneae Scientific name Erechtites minima Rank Species | Order Asterales Genus Erechtites Higher classification Erechtites | |
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Similar Erechtites, Daisy family, Erechtites glomeratus, Asterales, Vascular plant | ||
Erechtites minimus, common names toothed fireweed, and coastal burnweed is a species of plants 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).
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.
References
Erechtites minimus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA