- Family:
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
- Genus:
- Erechtites Raf.
Erechtites valerianifolius (Link ex Spreng.) DC.

[UPB]
The Useful Plants of Boyacá project
- Ecology
- Alt. 400 - 3400 m.
- Morphology General Habit
- Herb.
- Distribution
- Native from Colombia.
[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 400–3400 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, 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, 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. 400 - 3400 m.; Andes, Valle del Cauca.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
Native to:
Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced into:
Assam, China Southeast, Fiji, Hainan, Hawaii, India, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Malaya, Marquesas, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Transcaucasus, Vietnam
- Crassocephalum valerianifolium (Link ex Spreng.) Less.
- Erechtites ambiguus DC.
- Erechtites gardnerianus Cabrera
- Erechtites organensis Gardner
- Erechtites valerianifolius var. organensis (Gardner) Baker
- Erechtites valerianifolius f. organensis (Gardner) Belcher
- Erechtites valerianifolius f. reductus Belcher
- Eupatorium angosturae Pol.
- Gynura rosea Ridl.
- Senecio crassus Vell.
- Senecio paludicola Steud.
- Senecio valerianifolius Gardner
- Senecio valerianifolius Link ex Spreng.
- Sonchus erythropappus Meyen & Walp.
Erechtites valerianifolius (Link ex Spreng.) DC. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jul 1, 2012 | Burchell, W.J. [2179], Brazil | K000955780 | Yes | ||
May 1, 1989 | Harley, R.M. [26346], Bahia | K000053836 | No | ||
May 1, 1989 | Harley, R.M. [27304], Bahia | K000053838 | No | ||
May 1, 1989 | Harley, R.M. [26346], Bahia | K000053837 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1970 | Irwin, H.S. [22044], Brazil | K000924293 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1966 | Irwin, H.S. [9640], Brazil | K000924292 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1964 | Silva, N.T. [58320], Bahia | K000053839 | No | ||
Jun 10, 1952 | Gardner, G. [522], Brazil | K000895248 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
Jun 10, 1952 | Mueller, F. [454], Brazil | K000924297 | Yes | ||
Harley, R.M. [27304], Brazil | 54541.000 | No | |||
Salzmann, P. [2], Bahia | K000053835 | Yes | |||
Mattos Silva, L.A. [647], Bahia | K000053840 | No | |||
Bolland, G. [s.n.], Ceará | K000054497 | No | |||
Burchell, W.J. [987], Brazil | K000955778 | Yes | |||
Salzmann, P. [2], Bahia | K000053834 | No | |||
Rambo, B. [40577], Brazil | K000924295 | Yes | |||
Bolland, G. [39], Ceará | K000054498 | Yes | |||
Burchell, W.J. [987], Brazil | K000955779 | Yes | |||
Talbot, H.F. [s.n.] | K000924289 | Yes | |||
Sello [s.n.], Brazil | K000527735 | Yes | |||
Gardner [s.n.], Brazil | K000924290 | Yes | |||
Gay, J. [s.n.], Brazil | K000955777 | Yes | |||
MacGillivray, J. [s.n.], Brazil | K000924291 | Yes | |||
Dusén, P. [9349a], Brazil | K000924294 | Yes | |||
Glaziou, A. [8759], Brazil | K000924296 | Yes | |||
Sello [4520], Brazil | K000527736 | Yes |
First published in Prodr. 6: 295 (1838)
Accepted by
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- Lorence, D.H. & Wagnwe, W.L. (2020). Flora of the Marquesas Islands 2: 413-1135. National Tropical Botanic Garden, Smithsonian, DRPF.
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- Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.
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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
Useful Plants of Boyacá Project
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