Euchiton collinus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Euchiton |
| Species: | E. collinus
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| Euchiton collinus | |
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Euchiton collinus, the creeping cudweed, is a herb native to Australia and New Zealand.[2][3] It has become naturalized in a few places in the United States (California, Oregon).[4][5][6]
Euchiton collinus is a biennial or perennial herb up to 40 cm (15.5 in) tall, spreading by means of stolons and rhizomes. Leaves form a basal rosette surrounding the base of the stem and also individually farther up the stem. The plant produces a flower heads in a hemispheric cluster 1–2 cm (0.5–1 in) across. Each head has 40-60 pistillate flowers around the edge of the head plus 3-5 bisexual florets toward the center.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ The Plant List, Euchiton collinus Cass.
- ^ Florabase, the Western Australian Flora
- ^ "Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe. 2010. New Zealand indigenous vascular plant checklist. New Zealand Plant Conservation Network, Wellington" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Euchiton gymnocephalus (de Candolle) Holub, 1974. Creeping-cudweed
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Euchiton gymnocephalus (DC.) Anderb., creeping cudweed
