- Family:
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
- Genus:
- Pterocaulon Elliott
Pterocaulon alopecuroides (Lam.) DC.

[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean, Guiana Shield. Elevation range: 280–2620 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Boyacá, Caquetá, Cundinamarca, Meta, Risaralda, Tolima.
- Habit
- Herb.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, artificial - terrestrial.
[UPB]
The Useful Plants of Boyacá project
- Morphology General Habit
- Herb.
- Ecology
- Alt. 280 - 2620 m.
- Distribution
- Native from Colombia.
[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
- pomo, venadillo grande
[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. 280 - 2620 m.; Andes, Guayana y Serranía de La Macarena.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
Native to:
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.
- Baccharis erioptera Benth.
- Chlaenobolus alopecuroides (Lam.) Cass.
- Conyza alopecuroides Lam.
- Pluchea alopecuroides Less.
- Pterocaulon alopecuroides var. glabrescens Chodat
- Pterocaulon alopecuroides var. mollis Chodat
- Pterocaulon alopecuroides var. polystachyum DC.
- Pterocaulon alopecuroides var. salicifolium Chodat
- Pterocaulon interruptum DC.
- Pterocaulon interruptum var. monostachyum DC.
- Pterocaulon interruptum var. polystachyum DC.
- Pterocaulon latifolium Kuntze
- Pterocaulon virgatum f. alopecuroides (Lam.) Arechav.
- Pterocaulon virgatum f. subcorymbosa Arechav.
Pterocaulon alopecuroides (Lam.) DC. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 2006 | Ganev, W. [2753], Bahia | K000053142 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 2006 | King, R.M. [8690], Bahia | K000053143 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 2006 | Hind, D.J.N. [33], Bahia | K000053144 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 2006 | Harley, R.M. [22098], Bahia | K000053145 | Yes | ||
Nov 1, 1998 | Hind, D.J.N. [PCD3338], Bahia | K000053137 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1997 | Schomburgk [1033B], Guyana | K000677548 | Yes | ||
Sep 1, 1993 | Stannard, B. [H51574], Bahia | K000053133 | Yes | ||
Sep 1, 1993 | Hind, D.J.N. [H50448], Bahia | K000053136 | Yes | ||
Sep 1, 1993 | Hind, D.J.N. [H50448], Bahia | K000053134 | Yes | ||
Aug 1, 1993 | Spruce, R. [4488], Peru | K000200633 | Yes | ||
Aug 1, 1993 | Spruce, R. [4488], Peru | K000200634 | Yes | ||
Aug 1, 1993 | Spruce, R. [4488], Peru | K000200635 | Yes | ||
Apr 1, 1993 | Queiroz, L.P. [1325], Bahia | K000053138 | Yes | ||
Mori, S.A. [13284], Bahia | K000053135 | Yes | |||
Salzmann, P. [7], Bahia | K000053139 | isosyntype | Yes | ||
Salzmann, P. [7], Bahia | K000053140 | isosyntype | Yes | ||
Irwin, H.S. [30730], Bahia | K000053141 | Yes | |||
Schomburgk [709] | K000221901 | holotype | Yes | ||
Irwin, H.S. [21082], Brazil | K001107756 | Yes | |||
Claussen, P. [s.n.], Brazil | K001107758 | Yes | |||
Mueller, F. [255], Brazil | K001107765 | Yes | |||
Dusén, P. [8258], Brazil | K001107760 | Yes | |||
Tessmann, G. [6141], Brazil | K001107761 | Yes | |||
Glaziou, A. [5916], Brazil | K001107763 | Yes | |||
Cavalcanti, T.B. [1247], Brazil | K001107754 | Yes | |||
Castellanos, A. [23837], Brazil | K001107762 | Yes | |||
Tweedie [s.n.], Argentina | K001107759 | Yes | |||
Tweedie, J. [s.n.] | K001107764 | Yes | |||
Sellow [s.n.], Brazil | K001107749 | Yes | |||
Cavalcanti, T.B. [1247], Brazil | K001107755 | Yes | |||
Wasum, R. [1033], Brazil | K001107745 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.], Brazil | K001107747 | Yes | |||
Sellow [s.n.], Brazil | K001107748 | Yes | |||
Sellow [542], Brazil | K001107752 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [272], Brazil | K001107746 | Yes | |||
Mexia, Y. [4472], Brazil | K001107757 | Yes | |||
Hoehne, W. [2021], Brazil | K001107766 | Yes | |||
Eiten, G. [2566], Brazil | K001107768 | Yes | |||
Schomburgk [709], Guyana | K000677547 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
s.coll. [271], Brazil | K001107743 | Yes | |||
Holton, I.F. [24], Colombia | K000221900 | Yes | |||
Sellow [499], Brazil | K001107750 | Yes | |||
Riedel [s.n.], Brazil | K001107751 | Yes | |||
[Hermann] [767], Rio de Janeiro | K000221902 | Yes | |||
Leitão Filho, H.F. [10171], Brazil | K001107767 | Yes | |||
Pires, J.M. [52267], Brazil | K001107753 | Yes |
First published in Prodr. 5: 454 (1836)
Accepted by
- 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.
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
Useful Plants of Boyacá Project
- Kew Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) https://www.kew.org/science/data-and-resources/tools-and-services/medicinal-plant-names-services in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.or
Kew Backbone Distributions
- 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.
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.
- GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
- Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
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Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
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Useful Plants of Boyacá Project
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