- Family:
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
- Genus:
- Erigeron L.
Erigeron canadensis L.

[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean, Caribbean. Elevation range: 76–3250 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Casanare, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Magdalena, Nariño, San Andrés y Providencia, Santander.
- Habit
- Herb.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, wetlands (inland), artificial - terrestrial.
- Vernacular
- Pericón
[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
- juamparao, venadillo
[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
- Adventicia en Colombia; Alt. 76 - 3250 m.; Andes, Islas Caribeñas, Llanura del Caribe, Valle del Cauca, Valle del Magdalena.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
[UPFC]
- Use Fuel
- Used for fuels.
- Use Food
- Used for food.
- Use Materials
- Used as material.
- Use Medicines
- Medical uses.
- Use Poisons
- Poisons.
Native to:
Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, California, Cayman Is., Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Panamá, Pennsylvania, Peru, Prince Edward I., Puerto Rico, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Suriname, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Utah, Venezuela, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Wyoming
Introduced into:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Angola, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, China North-Central, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Fiji, Finland, France, Free State, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hawaii, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Libya, Madeira, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, New Guinea, New South Wales, Newfoundland, Niue, Norfolk Is., North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Northwest European R, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Queensland, Romania, Réunion, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, South Australia, South European Russi, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tasmania, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Victoria, Vietnam, Wake I., West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Australia, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Aster canadensis (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Caenotus canadensis (L.) Raf.
- Caenotus pusillus Raf.
- Conyza bonariensis var. angustifolia (Cabrera) Cabrera
- Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist
- Conyza canadensis var. glabrata (A.Gray) Cronquist
- Conyza canadensis var. incisa P.D.Sell
- Conyza canadensis var. obovoidea P.D.Sell
- Conyza canadensis var. pusilla (Nutt.) Cronquist
- Conyza canadensis var. robusta P.D.Sell
- Conyza canadensis var. simplex P.D.Sell
- Conyza parva Cronquist
- Conyza rufescens Hoffmanns. & Link
- Conyzella canadensis (L.) Rupr.
- Erigeron bonariensis var. angustifolius Cabrera
- Erigeron canadensis f. coloratus Fassett
- Erigeron canadensis var. glabratus A.Gray
- Erigeron canadensis var. grandiflorus Schwein.
- Erigeron canadensis var. pusillus (Nutt.) B.Boivin
- Erigeron canadensis var. strictus Farw.
- Erigeron myriocephalus Rech.f. & Edelb.
- Erigeron paniculatus Lam.
- Erigeron pusillus Nutt.
- Erigeron ruderalis Salisb.
- Erigeron setiferus Post ex Boiss.
- Erigeron strictus DC.
- Inula canadensis Bernh.
- Leptilon canadense (L.) Britton
- Leptilon canadense var. pusillum (Nutt.) Daniels
- Leptilon pusillum (Nutt.) Britton
- Marsea canadensis (L.) V.M.Badillo
- Senecio ciliatus Walter
- Tessenia canadensis (L.) Bubani
- Trimorpha canadensis (L.) Lindm.
Erigeron canadensis L. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jun 1, 1996 | Harley, R.M. [PCD3119], Bahia | Conyza canadensis | K000053477 | Yes | |
Aug 1, 1993 | Spruce, R. [4223], Peru | Conyza canadensis | K000200645 | Yes | |
Aug 1, 1993 | Linden [50] | Conyza canadensis | K000959668 | Yes | |
Aug 1, 1993 | Linden [51] | Conyza canadensis | K000959669 | Yes | |
Aug 1, 1993 | Spruce, R. [4223], Peru | Conyza canadensis | K000200644 | Yes | |
Gay, C. [s.n.], Chile | Conyza canadensis | K000221741 | Yes | ||
King, P.P. [s.n.], Uruguay | Conyza canadensis | K000221742 | Yes | ||
Heringer, E.P. [5609], Brazil | Conyza canadensis | K001107354 | Yes | ||
Philcox, D. [4831], Brazil | Conyza canadensis | K001107355 | Yes | ||
Cope, T.A. [RBG 197], United Kingdom | Conyza canadensis | K000914446 | Yes | ||
Talbot, H.F. [s.n.] | Conyza canadensis | K001107353 | Yes | ||
Souza, V.C. [32709], Brazil | Conyza canadensis | K001107356 | Yes | ||
Harley, R.M. [18112], Bahia | Conyza canadensis | K000053476 | Yes | ||
Cuming [387], Valparaiso | Conyza canadensis | K000221743 | Yes | ||
Todaro, A. [1337] | Conyza canadensis | K000885203 | Yes | ||
Sello [s.n.], Brazil | Conyza canadensis | K001107352 | Yes | ||
Mexia, Y. [4721], Brazil | Conyza canadensis | K001107357 | Yes | ||
Neueller, C.F. [102], Brazil | Conyza canadensis | K001107358 | Yes | ||
Schur, D. [s.n.] | Conyza canadensis | K000885204 | Yes | ||
Gay, C. [s.n.], Chile | Conyza canadensis | K000221740 | Yes | ||
Preston, T.A. [s.n.], Brazil | Conyza canadensis | K001107359 | Yes | ||
n/a | Conyza canadensis | K001479000 | Yes | ||
Bolivia (La Paz) | Conyza canadensis | K001482001 | Yes | ||
Colombia | Conyza canadensis | K001482002 | Yes | ||
Ecuador | Conyza canadensis | K001482003 | Yes | ||
Colombia | Conyza canadensis | K001482005 | Yes |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 863 (1753)
Accepted by
- Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
- Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
- GCC in GCC (2011). Global Compositae Checklist. Global Compositae Checklist http://compositae.landcareresearch.co.nz/.
- Ghafoor, A. & al. (2021). Flora of Pakistan 224: 1-310. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
- Gorchakovskii, P.L. & al. (1994). Opredelitel' sosudistykkhrastenii srednego Urala: 1-524. Nauka, Moscow.
- Komiljon, T., Natalya, B., Avazbek, B., Dilnoza, A., Ziyoviddin, Y., Deng, T. & Sun, H. (2020). Flora of the Dzhizak Province, Uzbekistan: 1-523. China Forestry Publishing House.
- Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 13: 1-499. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
- Liogier, A.H. (1996). Flora de la Española 8: 1-588. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo.
- Lorence, D.H. & Wagnwe, W.L. (2020). Flora of the Marquesas Islands 2: 413-1135. National Tropical Botanic Garden, Smithsonian, DRPF.
- Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://www.newfoundland-labradorflora.com/checklist/.
- Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 3: 1-978. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
- Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Asteraceae. Flora of China 20-21: 1-992. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Not accepted by
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006). Asteraceae. Flora of Australia 20: 1-666. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. [Cited as Conyza canadensis.]
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