Pterocaulon virgatum
Wand Blackroot
Also known as: Chlaenobolus spicatus (Mill.) Cass. +14 more
- Chlaenobolus spicatus (Mill.) Cass.
- Chlaenobolus virgatus (L.) Cass.
- Conyza spicata (Mill.) Lam.
- Conyza virgata var. virgata
- Gnaphalium decurrens Schrank
- Gnaphalium purpureum subsp. americanum (P.Mill.) Klatt
- Gnaphalium spicatum f. spicatum
- Pluchea virgata (L.) Less.
- Pterocaulon pilcomayense Malme
- Pterocaulon pompilianum Standl. & L.O.Williams
- Pterocaulon spicatum var. cylindricum DC.
- Pterocaulon subspicatum Malme
- Pterocaulon subspicatum Malme ex Chodat
- Pterocaulon subvirgatum Malme
- Pterocaulon virgatum f. subvirgata (Malme) Arechav.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or subshrub.
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Pterocaulon virgatum (commonly known as Wand Blackroot) is a herbaceous perennial or shrub belonging to the Asteraceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Texas, Uruguay