| Galinsoga | |
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| Galinsoga quadriradiata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Millerieae |
| Subtribe: | Galinsoginae |
| Genus: | Galinsoga Ruiz & Pav. |
| Type species | |
| Galinsoga parviflora [1] [2] | |
| Synonyms [3] | |
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Galinsoga is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. [2] [4] [5] It is native to North and South America and the West Indies, and naturalized in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. [6] [7]
The name Galinsoga was dedicated to Ignacio Mariano Martinez de Galinsoga, who founded the Spanish Real Academia Nacional de Medicina and was director of the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid. [8]