Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera

First published in Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 9: 377 (1961)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Canada to Tropical America. It is an annual, biennial or perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Galápagos, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virginia, West Virginia

Introduced into:

Assam, Azores, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Great Britain, Hawaii, India, Jawa, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Mauritius, New Caledonia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Portugal, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tasmania, Victoria, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Freire, S.E. & al. (2024). Taxonomic revision and morphometric analysis of Gamochaeta (Asteraceae, Gnaphalieae). Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 109: 244-320. MBG press.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Liogier, A.H. (1996). Flora de la Española 8: 1-588. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation ( 2024-continuously updated). Atlas of Living Australia http://www.ala.org.au/.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.J. Scott in Fl. Mascar. 109: 71, t. 24 (1993).
  • Cabrera in Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 9: 377 (1961).

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • Garcia, H. (1992). Flora Medicinal de Colombia. Botánica Médica. Segunda Edición. Tercer Mundo Editores. Tomo III.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2011 Bally [B10697] Kenya K000787963 Yes
Nesom, G.L. [NC99-5-1] United States K002328120 Yes
Hall, E. [367] United States K002328103 Yes
Bigger, M. [1982] Tanzania K002328060 Yes
Drennen, D.S.H. [8] Mauritius K002328037 Yes
[M. E. Archbold] [2532] Tanzania K002328057 Yes
Wolley-Dod, A.H. [308A] United States K002328108 Yes
Festo, L.; Bayona, W. [870] Tanzania K002328039 Yes
Tracy, J.P. [15163] United States K002328110 Yes
Bingham, M.G.; Chiboola, C. [12495] Zambia K002328032 Yes
[Tweadie] [2857] Kenya K002328047 Yes
Mboya, E. [635] Tanzania K000612979 Yes
Borhidi, A.; Iversen, S.T.; Mziray, W.R.; Temu, R.P.C. [85541] Tanzania K002328061 Yes
Mungai, G. [89] Kenya K002328043 Yes
Stolz, A. [293] K002328062 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002328089 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002328095 Yes
Bigelow, J.M.; Whipple, A.W. [s.n.] United States K002328091 Yes
Bush, B.F. [26] United States K002328099 Yes
Bally [4616] Kenya K002328045 Yes
Shafer, J.A. [8958] Cuba K002328155 Yes
Kayombo, C.J.; Kayombo, M.J. [232A] Tanzania K002328055 Yes
Hemp, A. [5698] Tanzania K002328051 Yes
Mesfin; Sebsebe [3984] Ethiopia K002328031 Yes
Blake, S.F. [9437] United States K002328113 Yes
Sylvester, S.P. [1184] Peru K002328198 Yes
Hansen, G. [377] United States K002328100 Yes
Rosendahl, C.O. [1868] Canada K002328105 Yes
s.coll. [512] Brazil K002328152 Yes
Smith, L.B.; Hodgdon, A.R. [s.n.] United States K002328119 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B 10697] Kenya K002328042 Yes
French, G.H. [1551] United States K002328127 Yes
Festo, L. [1127] Tanzania K002328040 Yes
Pruski, J.; Ortiz, R.; Brant, A.E. [4341] United States K002328114 Yes
Drummond, T. [162] United States K002328104 Yes
Zeller, S.M.; Zeller, E.B. [865] United States K002328128 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002328092 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Rajendren, N. [43928] India K002328024 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [14885] Kenya K002328041 Yes
s.coll. [2558] K002328101 Yes
{Darlington} [s.n.] United States K002328124 Yes
Wright, C. [2866] Cuba K002328156 Yes
Polhill, R.M.; Paulo, S. [1876] Tanzania K002328058 Yes
Gereau, R.; Kayombo, C.J.; Festo, L.; Sitoni, D. [6320] Tanzania K002328053 Yes
Mlangwa, J.A.; Masanyika, G. [539] Tanzania K002328052 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] United States K002328093 Yes
{Hooker} [s.n.] Jamaica K002328153 Yes
Bally [B 4616] Kenya K002328050 Yes
Rose, L.S. [33139] United States K002328109 Yes
Boivin, M. [s.n.] K002328034 Yes
Booth, J. [s.n.] K002328125 Yes
[J. Gného] [17815] Mauritius K002328035 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [349] Cuba K002328151 Yes
Ayres, P.B. [s.n.] Mauritius K002328033 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [3960] United States K002328106 Yes
Godfrey, R.K. [48090] United States K002328122 Yes
Smith, L.B.; Hodgdon, A.R. [s.n.] United States K002328118 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 5591] Kenya K002328048 Yes
Verdcourt [2916] Kenya K002328049 Yes
Hale, J.; Alexandri, L.A. [s.n.] K002328098 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [52] United States K002328112 Yes
Mwasumbi, L.B.; Harris, B.J.; Tadros, T.M. [LBM 10779] Tanzania K002328059 Yes
{Sprague} [s.n.] K002328126 Yes
{Eggers} [2019] K002328154 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002328090 Yes
Sklenár, P.; Kosteckova, V. [876] Ecuador K002328197 Yes
Cadet, T. [2365] Reunion K002328036 Yes
Ahles, H.E.; Ashworth, R.P. [40222] United States K002328123 Yes
Copeland, E.B. [3312] United States K002328107 Yes
Grimshaw, J. [94694] Tanzania K002328054 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7300] United States K002328111 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002328096 Yes
Srolz, A. [293] South Africa K002328056 Yes
Nesom, G. [WMGT 3] United States K002328121 Yes
{Richt.; Kampmann} [179] United States K002328102 Yes
[Tweadie] [2244] Kenya K002328046 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 927] Kenya K002328044 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002328094 Yes
Jan 1, 1963 Parry, C.C.; Palmer, E. [426] Mexico Gnaphalium rosaceum K000500354 Isotype Yes
Skortzov, B. [224] Brazil Gnaphalium purpureum K001107693 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Gnaphalium purpureum K001107698 Yes
Balansa, B. [842] Paraguay Gnaphalium purpureum K001107697 Yes
Castellanos, A. [23524] Brazil Gnaphalium purpureum K001107689 Yes
Glaziou [8134] Brazil Gnaphalium purpureum K001107690 Yes
Glaziou, A. [8134] Brazil Gnaphalium purpureum K001107691 Yes
Glaziou [15113] Brazil Gnaphalium purpureum K001107692 Yes
Lorentz, P.G. [8] Argentina Gnaphalium purpureum K002392844 Yes
Spruce, R. [5807] Ecuador Gnaphalium purpureum K000200835 Unknown Type Material Yes
Widgren [s.n.] Brazil Gnaphalium purpureum K001107694 Yes
Parodi [s.n.] Brazil Gnaphalium purpureum K001107695 Yes
Parodi, D. [118] Argentina Gnaphalium purpureum K002392847 Yes
Dorr, L.J. [2879] Madagascar Gnaphalium purpureum K002392143 Yes
Parodi, D. [25] Brazil Gnaphalium purpureum K001107696 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [11522] Brazil Gnaphalium purpureum K001107687 Yes
Herter, W.G.F. [200 (74015)] Argentina Gnaphalium purpureum K002392845 Yes
Cours, M.G. [3004] Madagascar Gnaphalium purpureum K002392142 Yes
Chile Gnaphalium purpureum K000500397 Unknown Type Material Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Ecuador Gnaphalium purpureum K000200836 Unknown Type Material Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Ecuador Gnaphalium purpureum K000200837 Yes
Chile Gnaphalium purpureum K000500398 Unknown Type Material Yes
Irwin, H.S. [12428] Brazil Gnaphalium purpureum K001107688 Yes
Morong, T. [1157] Chile Gnaphalium purpureum K002392848 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [13561] United Kingdom Gnaphalium purpureum K002870739 Yes
Gibert, J.E. [1389`] Gnaphalium purpureum K002392846 Yes

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