- Family:
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
- Genus:
- Pterocaulon Elliott
Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC.

[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
- lechuguilla, peralonso, tusa, venadillo grande, viravira
[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 740–1200 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Meta, Tolima, Valle del Cauca.
- Habit
- Herb.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, native grassland, inland rocky areas, artificial - terrestrial.
- Vernacular
- Santaura, 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
- Adventicia en Colombia; Alt. 740 - 1200 m.; Andes.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
Native to:
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Texas, Uruguay
- Chlaenobolus spicatus (Mill.) Cass.
- Chlaenobolus virgatus (L.) Cass.
- Conyza spicata (Mill.) Lam.
- Conyza virgata (L.) L.
- Gnaphalium spicatum Mill.
- Gnaphalium virgatum L.
- Pluchea spicata (Mill.) Less.
- Pluchea virgata (L.) Less.
- Pterocaulon pilcomayense Malme
- Pterocaulon pompilianum Standl. & L.O.Williams
- Pterocaulon spicatum (Mill.) DC.
- Pterocaulon spicatum var. cylindricum DC.
- Pterocaulon subspicatum Malme
- Pterocaulon subvirgatum Malme
- Pterocaulon virgatum var. capitatum Glaz.
- Pterocaulon virgatum f. subvirgatum (Malme) Arechav.
Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Sep 1, 2012 | Glaziou [5916], Brazil | K000958327 | Yes | ||
Sep 1, 2012 | Gardner [4894], Brazil | K000958326 | Yes | ||
Sep 1, 2012 | Gardner [4894], Brazil | K000958328 | Yes | ||
Jul 1, 2012 | Burchell [2785], Brazil | K000955624 | Yes | ||
Jul 1, 2012 | Burchell [1767], Brazil | K000955629 | Yes | ||
Jul 1, 2012 | Burchell [4474], Brazil | K000955628 | Yes | ||
Jul 1, 2012 | Burchell [1767], Brazil | K000955626 | Yes | ||
Jul 1, 2012 | Riedel [s.n.], Brazil | K000955625 | Yes | ||
Mimura, I. [222], Brazil | K001103474 | Yes | |||
Secco, R.S. [336], Brazil | K001103480 | Yes | |||
Harris [s.n.], Brazil | K001103481 | Yes | |||
Merril, L.R. [8961], Brazil | K001103479 | Yes | |||
Luis, T. [33], Brazil | K001103473 | Yes | |||
Glaziou, A. [15110], Brazil | K001103472 | Yes | |||
Hunt, D.R. [5487], Brazil | K001103478 | Yes | |||
Burchell [975], Brazil | K000955627 | Yes | |||
Riedel [1134], Brazil | K000955630 | Yes | |||
Gillies, L. [13], Chile | Gnaphalium spicatum | K000500391 | Yes | ||
Spruce, R. [4449], Peru | Gnaphalium spicatum | K000200826 | Yes | ||
Gay, J. [s.n.] | Gnaphalium spicatum | K001107709 | Yes | ||
Philcox, D. [4287], Brazil | Gnaphalium spicatum | K001107707 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [s.n.] | Gnaphalium spicatum | K001107711 | Yes | ||
Philcox, D. [4340], Brazil | Gnaphalium spicatum | K001107706 | Yes | ||
Lillie, D.G. [22], Brazil | Gnaphalium spicatum | K001107734 | Yes | ||
Parodi [25], Brazil | Gnaphalium spicatum | K001107708 | Yes | ||
Darwin [333], Chile | Gnaphalium spicatum | K000500392 | lectotype | Yes | |
s.coll. [6584], Brazil | Gnaphalium spicatum | K001107712 | Yes | ||
Mueller, F. [358], Brazil | Gnaphalium spicatum | K001107710 | 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
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
- Garcia, H. (1992). Flora Medicinal de Colombia. Botánica Médica. Segunda Edición. Tercer Mundo Editores. Tomo III.
- Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
- Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
- Plants for malaria, plants for fever: Medicinal species in Latin America, a bibliographic survey: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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