Erechtites glomeratus, common name New Zealand fireweed, or cutleaf burnweed,[4][5] or (in Australia) fireweed[6] or Cluster-headed fireweed,[7] is a species of plant 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).[8][9][5]

Erechtites glomeratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erechtites
Species:
E. glomeratus
Binomial name
Erechtites glomeratus
Synonyms[1][2][3]
  • Erechtites glomerata (Desf. ex Poir.) DC.
  • Senecio glomerata Desf. ex Poir.
  • Senecio glomeratus Desf. ex Poir.
  • Erechtites argutus DC.
  • Senecio argutus A. Richard

The name accepted by Australian authorities is Senecio glomeratus,[10][11][12][6][7][13] and this is also the name accepted by Plants of the World online.[14] The name Erechtites glomeratus is considered by APNI to be illegal.[15]

It was first described in 1817 by René Louiche Desfontaines as Senecio glomeratus, from a specimen cultivated in the Jardin des Plantes.[10][16]

Description edit

Erechtites glomeratus is an annual or perennial herb up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall. Leaves are lanceolate or linear with many pinnate lobes. One plant can produce as many as 120 yellow or purple flower heads, each with 50 or more disc florets but no ray florets.[3]

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References edit

  1. ^ Tropicos, Erechtites glomeratus (Desf. ex Poir.) DC.
  2. ^ The Plant List, Erechtites glomeratus (Desf. ex Poir.) DC.
  3. ^ a b Flora of North America, Erechtites glomeratus (Desfontaines ex Poiret) de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 6: 297. 1838.
  4. ^ Brako, L., A.Y. Rossman & D.F. Farr. 1995. Scientific and Common Names of 7,000 Vascular Plants in the United States 1–294.
  5. ^ a b Calflora taxon report, University of California, Senecio glomeratus Desf. ex Poir., Cutleaf burnweed
  6. ^ a b "Fact sheet for Senecio glomeratus". www.flora.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  7. ^ a b "Senecio glomeratus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  8. ^ Atlas of Living Australia, Senecio glomeratus Desf. ex Poir., Cluster-headed Fireweed
  9. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  10. ^ a b "Senecio glomeratus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  11. ^ "Flora of Victoria". vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  12. ^ I.R. Thompson (2020). "Senecio glomeratus". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  13. ^ "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Senecio glomeratus". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  14. ^ "Senecio glomeratus Desf. ex Poir. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  15. ^ "Erechtites glomeratus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  16. ^ Poiret, J.L.M. (1817). Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de; Poiret, J.L.M. (eds.). Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique Suppl. Vol. 5. p. 130.

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