Erechtites

Erechtites is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family known commonly as fireweeds or burnweeds. They are native to the Americas and Australia, but some species are widely distributed weeds.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae

Native toAlabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Observations recorded71,418

菊芹属（学名：Erechtites）是菊科下的一个属，为一年生或多年生草本植物。该属共有15种，分布于美洲和大洋洲。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 782
With media: 286
Family: Asteraceae
Collections: INECOL, IBUNAM, CEPLAC, NY, FC-UNAM, CAS
Recorded in: Mexico, Honduras, Brasil, Brazil, El Salvador, United States, Philippines, Cameroon

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Erechtites is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family known commonly as fireweeds or burnweeds. They are native to the Americas and Australia, but some species are widely distributed weeds.

==Description== Erechtites consists of annual or perennial herbs with large taproots and very often with a pungent odor. Leaves are usually ovate or lanceolate (sometimes pinnately lobed or pinnatifid). Flower heads may sometimes contain as many as 100 yellow or white (rarely pink) disc florets but no ray florets.

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