Species

Gamochaeta americana

Etymology

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

Authority

Gamochaeta americana (Mill.) Wedd.

Family

Asteraceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

GNASPI

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 americanum Mill.,

Year Naturalised

1970

Origin

C. and S. America. Also known as Gnaphalium americanum

This page last updated on 9 Aug 2013