- Family:
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
- Genus:
- Gamochaeta Wedd.
Gamochaeta americana (Mill.) Wedd.

[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 1000–4100 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca.
- Habit
- Herb.
- Conservation
- National Red List of Colombia (2021): Potential LC.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, native grassland, desert, artificial - terrestrial.
[CPLC]
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
- Distribution
- Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 1000 - 4100 m.; Andes.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
[UNAL]
Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
- Vernacular
- cenizo, chubilla, chupana, donalonso, lechuguilla, meloso, oreja de ratón, palomita, pascuala, peralonso, viravira
[CPLC]
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
- Distribution
- Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 2300 m.; Andes.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 2300–2300 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Cundinamarca, Nariño.
- Habit
- Herb.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, native grassland, wetlands (inland), artificial - terrestrial.
Native to:
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Is., Galápagos, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela
Introduced into:
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Cape Provinces, China South-Central, Florida, France, Georgia, India, KwaZulu-Natal, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Zealand North, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Portugal, South Carolina, Spain, Swaziland, Taiwan, Texas, Tristan da Cunha, Virginia, West Himalaya
- Gamochaeta americana var. alpina Wedd.
- Gamochaeta americana subvar. interrupta Wedd.
- Gamochaeta americana var. vulgaris Wedd.
- Gamochaeta coarctata (Willd.) Kerguélen
- Gamochaeta guatemalensis (Gand.) Cabrera
- Gamochaeta irazuensis G.L.Nesom
- Gamochaeta spicata (Klatt) Cabrera
- Gnaphalium americanum Mill.
- Gnaphalium coarctatum Willd.
- Gnaphalium consanguineum Gaudich.
- Gnaphalium guatemalense Gand.
- Gnaphalium liui S.S.Ying
- Gnaphalium purpureum var. americanum (Mill.) Klatt
- Gnaphalium purpureum var. macrophyllum Greenm.
- Gnaphalium purpureum var. spicatum Klatt
- Gnaphalium radians var. spicatum Klatt
- Gnaphalium spicatum Lam.
- Gnaphalium spicatum var. alpinum (Wedd.) Hieron.
- Gnaphalium spicatum var. chonoticum Hook.f.
- Gnaphalium spicatum var. consanguineum Skottsb.
- Gnaphalium spicatum f. consanguineum Skottsb.
- Gnaphalium spicatum var. hololeucum Phil.
- Gnaphalium spicatum var. interruptum DC.
- Gnaphalium spicatum var. sabulosum DC.
Gamochaeta americana (Mill.) Wedd. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 1994 | Harley, R.M. [26524], Bahia | K000053202 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1994 | Harley, R.M. [27263], Bahia | K000053204 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1994 | Harley, R.M. [27263], Bahia | K000053205 | Yes | ||
Sep 1, 1993 | Harley, R.M. [H50635], Bahia | K000053201 | Yes | ||
Sep 1, 1993 | Hind, D.J.N. [H50960], Bahia | K000053203 | Yes | ||
Lombardi, J.A. [2836], Brazil | K001107570 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [515], Brazil | Gnaphalium americanum | K001107639 | Yes | ||
Pedersren, T.M. [6665], Brazil | Gnaphalium americanum | K001107634 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [514], Brazil | Gnaphalium americanum | K001107637 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [s.n.], Brazil | Gnaphalium americanum | K001107640 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [514], Brazil | Gnaphalium americanum | K001107638 | Yes | ||
Jameson, W. [478], Ecuador | Gnaphalium spicatum | K000500336 | Yes | ||
Drummond, T. [583], USA | Gnaphalium spicatum | K001034391 | No | ||
s.coll. [643], Chile | Gnaphalium spicatum | K000500390 | Yes | ||
Wilson, W. [456], Jamaica | Gnaphalium spicatum | K001088783 | No |
First published in Chlor. Andina 1: 151 (1856)
Accepted by
- (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.523.4.1 epublication.
- Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
Not accepted by
- Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Gamochaeta purpurea.]
Literature
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
- Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
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
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- GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
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