Published In:
Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum 3(2): 41–42, pl. 281. 1794[1795–1796]. (Dec 1795–12 Jan 1796) ( Icon.) 
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(Last Modified On 3/23/2022)
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Acceptance
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Accepted
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(Last Modified On 3/23/2022)
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Contributor Text:
Anjum Perveen & M. Qaiser
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Contributor Institution:
Centre for Plant Conservation, University of Karachi – PAKISTAN
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Synonym Text:
Galinsoga quinqueradiata Ruiz & Pav., Syst. Veg. Fl. Peru 198. 1796; Wiborgia parviflora H. B. & K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. 4: 256. 1820.
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Flower/Fruit:
Fl. Per.: Dec.– April Vern.: Quick Weed, Gillant soldier
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Type:
Type: Peruvia, Described from plants cultivated at the Botanic Garden in Paris from seed sent by D. Dembey (fide Canne, Rhodoro 79: 373. 1977).
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Distribution:
Central, North and South America, introduced and naturalized in Europe; Africa, Asia and Australia.
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Comment/Acknowledgements:
A fairly common species, grows between 1800–2700 m a.s.l. in moist places, open slopes, along roadsides and also as a weed in fallow lands and gardens.
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Map Location:
B–6 Chitral, Guest house Chitral, ray floret white and disc floret yellow, 14.8.81, Kamal Akhter Malik & S. Nazimuddin 1418 (KUH); Garm Chasma, near hotel Inngijan ± 1900 m, annual erect herb, upto 16” high, ray floret white and disc floret yellow, 22.7.1995, G. R. Sarwar & S. Omer 299 (KUH); Dir Civil Rest House, erect 35 cm, ray florets white, 21.7.76, M. Qaiser & A. Ghafoor 646 (KUH); B–7 Mansehra Distt., 16.10.1955, collector ignot 664 (KUH); Abbottabad Distt., Nathia gully, 17.7.1955, collector ignot 444 (KUH); Distt. Muzaffarabad, Leepa valley, erect, 40 cm, ray florets white, disk florets yellow, 24.8.72, M. Qaiser & A. Ghafoor 4984 (KUH); near Aath Maqam, Neelum valley, Muzaffarabad, ray white, disk yellow, erect, 40 cm, 31.8.1986, Qaiser & Rizwan Y. Hashmi 7935 (KUH); near Rawalkoat on way to Bagh, erect herb, ± 25–35 cm, ray floret white, disk yellow, 18.9.1987, Tahir Ali, M. Qaiser, M. Ajmal Khan 312 (KUH); Swat village, Bazh Dheri near Fatehpur c. 1600 m from s. l., erect herb c. 45 cm tall, ray white, disk yellow, common in field, 8.10.88, A. Ghafoor and Tahir Ali 4078 (KUH); between Balakot & Kaghan ± 6000 ft, clay loam soil, suberect, annual herb, c. 26 cm tall, fl. Whie, 18.10.1991, A. Ghafoor & students 5392 (KUH); Margazar, Swat, white fl. Herb, 10 inches high, 10.7.93, G. R. Sarwar & S. Khatoon 61 (KUH); Azad Kashmir, Neelum valley, herb, in arable land, 5 ray floret white, disk yellow, 2450 m, 11.08.17, Sabir Ijaz 643 (KUH); ibid., 635, 704, 1011, 1012 (KUH); B–8 Gilgit, Hill Inspection Bungalow, Kargah (Gilgit Agency), erect plant, 50 cm height, 11.7.1977, Kamal Akhter & M. Qaiser 481 (KUH); Gilgit, rays white and disc yellow, 3.9.1988, S. Omer & M. Qaiser 2537 (KUH); Nagar, wet place 2190 m alt., annual herb, 9” height with yellow white colour flower in saline soil, 23.10.2006, Sajjad Haider 732 (KUH); Ghulmt Gojal Hunza on Kh. H. Road, wet place 2500 alt, white and yellow colour flower, perennial habit in sandy soil, 9.9.2006, Sajjad Haider 664 (KUH). Gilgit, rays white, disk yellow, 3.9.1988, S. Omer & M. Qaiser 2537 (KUH); Peer Ravt village (Corilket) in cultivated ground, grow in moist soil, Astore, annual/ perennial herb, erect, fl. white, common, alt. ± 2500 m, 9.9.2004, Ali Noor 41 (KUH); Gonkal village near bazar area, open sunny place, ascending perennial herb, sandy moist place, flower brown, alt. ± 2300 m, rare, 18.9.2005, Ali Noor 396 (KUH); Astore, Eidgah on way to Dillum, open slope, erect perennial herb, fl. yellow 22 cm tall, alt. ± 2700 m, 10.9.2006, Ali Noor et al. 536 (KUH); Astore, Eidgah, cultivated field slope, erect perennial herb, flower yellow, 28.8.07, Ali Noor 71B (KUH); C–5 Razmak camp, Razmak, N. Waziristan, plant 20–30 m, ray floret white, disk yellow, 19.5.74, M. Qaiser 6277 (KUH); C–7 Murree hills, Rawalpindi Distt., herb, white, 6000 ft, 30.8.1966, Saida Qureshi s. n. (KUH); Murree hills, on way to Kashmir Point along roadside, herb, 9 ft tall, 6000 ft, 24.5.68, Saida Qureshi s. n. (KUH); D–6 Fort Munro, Distt. D. G. Khan, Timur lake area, annual, herb, c. 20 cm tall, disc yellow, rays white, 28.9.1988, A. Ghafoor & Tahir Ali 3650 (KUH),
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Annual, 30–80 cm tall, erect, herb. Leaves opposite on 1–2.5 cm long petiole, lamina ovate–lanceolate, 2.5–4 cm long, 0.5–2.5 (–3) cm wide, serrate to serrulate, attenuate at base, glabrous or hairy. Capitula radiate, ca 7 mm across, on thin peduncles. Involucre campanulate. Phyllaries, persistent, herbaceous, biseriate, outer ones 5–6 mm long, narrowly lanceolate, middle ones 2.5–3 mm long, inner ones 5–7, ovate, 3–4 mm long, Receptacle conical, paleae 3–fid, persistent, scarious. Ray florets few, upto 8, usually whitish or pink, female, fertile, corolla tube pilose, ca 3 mm long, ligule obovate to oblong, 0.5–1.5 mm long, usually 3–lobed. Disc florets upto 50, bisexual, fertile, corolla yellow, ca 3 mm long, tube shorter than cylindric limb, pilose, limb 5–lobed, deltate. Anthers yellow. Style branches apically acute. Cypselas dimorphic; of ray florets curved, obconical, blackish, ca 1.5 mm long, pappus absent or of small, ± fragile scales; disc cypselas angular, upto 2.5–3 mm long, pappus of 15–20, fimbriate, lanceolate scales.
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