Taxon: Chloracantha spinosa (Benth.) G. L. Nesom

Summary

Genus:

Chloracantha

Family:

Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)

Subfamily:

Asteroideae

Tribe:

Astereae

Nomen number:

420196

Place of publication:

Phytologia 70:378. 1991

Verified:

04/29/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Aster spinosus Benth.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Leucosyris spinosa (Benth.) Greene

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas Note: = Aster spinosus
Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Gandhi, K.N. & R. D. Thomas. 1989. Asteraceae of Louisiana. Note: = Leucosyris spinosa (Benth.) E. Greene
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Nesom, G. L. et al. 1991. Chloracantha, a new genus of North American Astereae (Asteraceae). Phytologia 70:371-381.
Nesom, G. L. 1994. Review of the taxonomy of Aster sensu lato (Asteraceae: Astereae), emphasizing the New World species. Phytologia 77:251.
Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	Mexican devilweed		as Aster spinosus	1	Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas Note: = Aster spinosus
English	spiny-aster		as Leucosyris spinosa	1	Gandhi, K.N. & R. D. Thomas. 1989. Asteraceae of Louisiana. Note: = Leucosyris spinosa (Benth.) E. Greene

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California (Norte)
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California Sur
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana	s.w.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California	s.	Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada	s.	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah	s.	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama		w.

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Oklahoma]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Louisiana (s.w.)]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California (s.), Nevada (s.), Utah (s.)]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Baja California (Norte), Baja California Sur]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama (w.), El Salvador

Reference(s)

Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.

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=420196. Accessed 17 April 2026.