Conyza | |
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Conyza podocephala | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Astereae |
Subtribe: | Conyzinae |
Genus: | Conyza Less., 1832, conserved name not L. 1753 (syn of Inula ) nor Hill 1756 (syn of Pulicaria ) nor Lam. 1756 (syn of Psiadia in Rubiaceae) [1] [2] |
Synonyms [3] | |
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Conyza (horseweed, butterweed or fleabane) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. [4] [5] [6] [7]
They are native to tropical and warm temperate regions throughout the world, and also north into cool temperate regions in North America and eastern Asia. The New World species of the genus are closely related to Erigeron (also known as fleabanes). [8]
The species are annual or perennial herbaceous plants, rarely shrubs, growing to 1–2 m tall. The stems are erect, branched, with alternate leaves. The flowers are produced in inflorescences, with several inflorescences loosely clustered on each stem. [8]
Many species of the genus Conyza are ruderal species and some have been found to be resistant to the herbicide glyphosate. [9]
Crassocephalum is a genus the common names of whose members include ragleaf, thickhead, and bologi. Several species are raised as leaf vegetables and used for medicine, especially in West Africa. Similar to Senecio, but differing in never having ray florets. A calyculus of short bracts is present. The genus is typically thistle-like in appearance, but all parts are soft and not spiny.
Emilia is a genus of herbaceous plants in the family sunflower family, known as tasselflower or pualele.
Dendrophorbium is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Pentacalia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. About 34 members of this genus appear to be located in the South American county Ecuador, where they are threatened by habitat loss. The genus contains approximately two hundred species, which are distributed from Mexico to northern South America.
Pluchea is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Inuleae within the family Asteraceae. Members of this genus might be known as camphorweeds, plucheas, or less uniquely fleabanes. Some, such as P. carolinensis and P. odorata, are called sourbushes. There are plants of many forms, from annual and perennial herbs to shrubs and trees, and there is variation in the morphology of leaves, flowers, and fruits.
Inuleae is a tribe of flowering plants in the subfamily Asteroideae.
Werneria is a genus of South American plants in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family.
Erlangea is a genus of African flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Gutenbergia is a genus of African flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Chaptalia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Vernonanthura is a genus of Neotropical plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae.
Orbivestus is a genus of shrubs in the family Asteraceae, native to tropical Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent. Its species were formerly placed in the genus Vernonia.