Erechtites hieraciifolius
American Burnweed, American Burnweed, Pilewort, Fireweed
Other regional names: American Fireweed +2 more
- American Fireweed
- Burnweed
- Fire Weed
Also known as: ? carduifolia Desf. +16 more
- ? carduifolia Desf.
- Cineraria canadensis Walter
- Erechtites carduifolia var. latifolius Klatt
- Erechtites carduifolius var. latifolius Klatt
- Erechtites elongatus A.Gray
- Erechtites hieraciifolia f. minor Waisb.
- Erechtites hieraciifolia f. pubescens Kuntze
- Erechtites hieraciifolia var. carduifolia (Desf.) Griseb.
- Erechtites hieraciifolia var. glabrescens Kuntze
- Erechtites hieraciifolia var. intermedia Fernald
- Erechtites hieraciifolia var. praealta (Raf.) Fernald
- Erechtites hieraciifolius f. hieraciifolius
- Erechtites hieraciifolius f. minor Waisb., 1895
- Erechtites hieraciifolius f. pubescens Kuntze, 1891
- Erechtites hieraciifolius var. glabrescens Kuntze
- Erechtites hieraciifolius var. intermedius Fernald
- Erechtites hieraciifolius Walp.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Erechtites hieraciifolius (commonly known as American Burnweed or Pilewort) is an annual belonging to the Asteraceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Panama, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Prince Edward I., Puerto Rico, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Surinam, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Windward Is., Wisconsin
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Austria, China South-Central, China Southeast, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hawaii, Hungary, India, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Korea, Line Is., Malaya, Mauritius, Nansei-shoto, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Ogasawara-shoto, Poland, Romania, Saskatchewan, Sumatera, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, Vietnam, Washington, Yugoslavia