Species

Gamochaeta purpurea

Etymology

Gamochaeta: From the Greek gamo- 'united' and chaeta 'bristle, long hair'.

Authority

Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera

Family

Asteraceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

GAMPUR

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs - Composites

Synonyms

Gnaphalium coarctatum Willd.

Flower Colours

Yellow

Year Naturalised

1930

Origin

America. Also known as Gnaphalium purpureum

This page last updated on 26 Aug 2013