Species

Gamochaeta coarctata

Etymology

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

Common Name(s)

purple cudweed

Authority

Gamochaeta coarctata (Willd.) Kerg.

Family

Asteraceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

GAMCOA

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

Gamochaeta spicata Cabrera

Flower Colours

White,Yellow

Year Naturalised

1896

Origin

S. America. Also known as Gnaphalium coarctatum and by the illegitimate name G. spicata

This page last updated on 9 Aug 2013