Galinsoga quadriradiata

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Growing form

Annual herb that forms a bush, may grow erect or sprawling

Size

8-62 cm

Stem

Densely hairy (long, spreading, often glandular hairs) and heavily branched.

Leaf

Coarsely toothed, sparsely to densely hairy, with a pointed tip and somewhat rounded or tapering base, oppositely attached. There are 3 distinct veins radiating from the base of the leaf.

Flower

Flowers with 4-8 (usually 5) white rays/ray florets (petals), each notched in 3 parts and about as wide as long. The center disk flowers (15-35) are golden yellow. Borne at the end of hairy stalks arising from the leaf axils in the upper plant and at the tips of branching stems.

Fruit and seed

Both the ray and disk flowers produce a dry seed, with 5 or more narrow scales attached at the tip, each scale fringed around the edges and with an awn at the tip
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Observations
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Checklist
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Scientific name
Galinsoga quadriradiata
Author
Ruiz & Pav.
Vernacular names
  • ripsisaurikki (Finnish)
  • hårgängel (Swedish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.39802
Taxon rank
species
Occurrence in Finland
Collected from Finland
Status in Finland
  • TNV - alien, new, resident
Finnish Regional Red List Category
  • 2019 NA – Not Applicable
  • 2010 NA – Not Applicable
Expert
  • Arto Kurtto
DNA barcode sequences
Galinsoga quadriradiata
16 public records
Galinsoga ciliata
4 public records
Informal groups
  • Vascular plants
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