Taxon:  Erechtites valerianifolius (Link ex Spreng.) DC.



Summary
Genus:
Erechtites
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Senecioneae
Subtribe:
Senecioninae
Nomen number:
410190
Place of publication:
Prodr. 6:295.  1838 ("1837") "valerianaefolia"
Comment:
a masculine genus according to Shenzhen ICN Art. 62.4
Verified:
03/06/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Erechtites valerianifolius f. valerianifolius (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Senecio valerianifolius Link ex Spreng.

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Embryo drawing

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
  3. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianifolia" (Wolf) DC.
  4. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  5. Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2 Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianaefolia" (Wolf) Link ex Spreng.
  6. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  7. Burkart, A. E., ed. 1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianaefolia" (Wolf) DC.
  8. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  9. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  10. France, F. M., ed. 2021. Ethnobotany of the mountain regions of Soueast Asia Springer Nature, Switzerland. 1:401-406.
  11. Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
  12. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  13. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  14. Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianaefolia" DC.
  15. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "valerianifolia"
  16. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  17. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  18. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianifolia" (Wolf ex Rchb.) DC.
  19. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  20. Jørgensen, P. M., ed. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
  21. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianifolia" (Wolf) DC.
  22. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 2000. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis, ed. 2.
  23. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianifolia" (Wolf) DC.
  24. Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
  25. Press, J. R. et al. 2000-. Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal (on-line resource)
  26. Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianaefolia" (Wolf) DC.
  27. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  28. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  29. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianaefolia" (Wolf) DC.
  30. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  31. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
  32. Turner, I. M. 1995. A catalogue of the vascular plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bull. Singapore vol. 47.
  33. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
  34. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  35. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianifolia" (Wolf) DC.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishBrazilian fireweed  1Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianifolia" (Wolf) DC.
EnglishCeylon thistle  1Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianifolia" (Wolf) DC.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianifolia" (Wolf) DC.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianifolia" (Wolf) DC.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianifolia" (Wolf) DC.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "valerianifolia"
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "valerianifolia"
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "valerianifolia"
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "valerianifolia"
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "valerianifolia"
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Kitts and Nevis  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "valerianifolia"
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianaefolia" (Wolf) DC.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianaefolia" (Wolf) DC.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianaefolia" (Wolf) DC.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2 Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianaefolia" (Wolf) Link ex Spreng.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2 Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianaefolia" (Wolf) Link ex Spreng.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina n.Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianifolia" (Wolf) DC.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaLa Paz Jørgensen, P. M., ed. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianifolia" (Wolf ex Rchb.) DC.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Press, J. R. et al. 2000-. Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal (on-line resource)
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Turner, I. M. 1995. A catalogue of the vascular plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bull. Singapore vol. 47.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalPapuasiaSolomon Islands  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianifolia" (Wolf) DC.
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificFrench Polynesia  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificTonga  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificUnited StatesAmerican Samoa Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Guadeloupe, St. Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, Martinique, United States [Puerto Rico]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [La Paz], Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina (n.)
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng, Hainan Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Ryukyu Islands], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  • MALESIA: Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Queensland]
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, Tonga, United States [American Samoa]

Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
  2. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianifolia" (Wolf) DC.
  3. Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2 Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianaefolia" (Wolf) Link ex Spreng.
  4. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  5. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  6. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  7. Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
  8. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  9. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  10. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "valerianifolia"
  11. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  12. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianifolia" (Wolf ex Rchb.) DC.
  13. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  14. Jørgensen, P. M., ed. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
  15. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianifolia" (Wolf) DC.
  16. Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
  17. Press, J. R. et al. 2000-. Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal (on-line resource)
  18. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  19. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  20. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianaefolia" (Wolf) DC.
  21. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  22. Turner, I. M. 1995. A catalogue of the vascular plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bull. Singapore vol. 47.
  23. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
  24. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  25. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianifolia" (Wolf) DC.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodbeverage base France, F. M., ed. 2021. Ethnobotany of the mountain regions of Soueast Asia Springer Nature, Switzerland. 1:401-406.
Human foodvegetable France, F. M., ed. 2021. Ethnobotany of the mountain regions of Soueast Asia Springer Nature, Switzerland. 1:401-406.
Medicinesfolklore France, F. M., ed. 2021. Ethnobotany of the mountain regions of Soueast Asia Springer Nature, Switzerland. 1:401-406.
Weed  Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand. Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianifolia" (Wolf) DC.
Weed  Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia Note: lists as "Erechtites valerianifolia" (Wolf) DC.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=410190. Accessed 11 May 2026.