Taxon: Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC.

Summary

Genus:

Erechtites

Family:

Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)

Subfamily:

Asteroideae

Tribe:

Senecioneae

Subtribe:

Senecioninae

Nomen number:

15344

Place of publication:

Prodr. 6:294. 1838 ("1837") "hieracifolia"

Comment:

a masculine genus according to Shenzhen ICN Art. 62.4
spelling also corrected in accordance with Shenzhen ICN Art. 60.10

Verified:

02/12/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

5 (4 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC. var. cacalioides (Fisch. ex Spreng.) Griseb. (0 active accession[s])
Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC. var. hieraciifolius (0 active accession[s])
Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC. var. megalocarpus (Fernald) Cronquist (0 active accession[s])
Erechtites hieraciifolius var. intermedius (0 active accession[s])
Erechtites hieraciifolius var. praealtus (0 active accession[s])

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

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand. Note: lists as "hieraciifolia"
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Beetle, A. A. 1970. Recommended plant names. Univ. Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. J. 31
Belcher, R. O. 1956. A revision of the genus Erechtites (Compositae), with inquiries into Senecio and Arrhenechtites. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 43:1-85.
Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2 Note: lists as "hieracifolia"
Britton, N. L. et al., eds. ser. 1; C. T. Rogerson, ed. ser. 2. 1905-1972. North American flora Note: lists as "hieracifolia"
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago. Note: lists as "hieracifolia"
Darbyshire, S. J. et al. 2012. The biology of Canadian weeds. 150. Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC. Canad. J. Pl. Sci. 92:729-746. DOI: 10.4141/cjps2012-003. Note: a minor weed of strawberry, lowbush blueberry, cranberry, and other vegetable crops
Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 264.
Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage Note: lists as "hieraciifolia"
Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1393.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2 Note: lists as "Erechtites hieraciifolia" (L.) Raf.
Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds Note: lists as "hieracifolia"
Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "hieracifolia"
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: lists as "hieracifolia"
Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption Note: lists as "hieracifolia"
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Note: lists as "hieracifolia"
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "hieraciifolia"
Nicolson, D. H. 2003. pers. comm. via e-mail on 10 Feb Note: re. spelling of specific epithet
Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:174-176. Note: source of human food in Indonesia, Java
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: lists as "hieracifolius"
Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505 Note: lists as "hieracifolia"
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as "hieracifolia"
Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	American burnweed		1	Beetle, A. A. 1970. Recommended plant names. Univ. Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. J. 31
English	American fireweed		1	Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand. Note: lists as "hieraciifolia"
English	burnweed		1	Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505 Note: lists as "hieracifolia"
English	fireweed		1	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2 Note: lists as "Erechtites hieraciifolia" (L.) Raf.
English	Malayan groundsel		1	Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:174-176. Note: source of human food in Indonesia, Java
English	pilewort		1	Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:174-176. Note: source of human food in Indonesia, Java
English (Canada)	American burnweed	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 264.
French (Canada)	érechtite à feuilles d’épervière	Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 264.
German	amerikanisches Scheingreiskraut		2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1393.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "hieraciifolia"
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "hieraciifolia"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "hieraciifolia"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "hieraciifolia"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "hieraciifolia"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "hieraciifolia"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "hieraciifolia"
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil			Belcher, R. O. 1956. A revision of the genus Erechtites (Compositae), with inquiries into Senecio and Arrhenechtites. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 43:1-85.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica			Belcher, R. O. 1956. A revision of the genus Erechtites (Compositae), with inquiries into Senecio and Arrhenechtites. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 43:1-85.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Belcher, R. O. 1956. A revision of the genus Erechtites (Compositae), with inquiries into Senecio and Arrhenechtites. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 43:1-85.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Belcher, R. O. 1956. A revision of the genus Erechtites (Compositae), with inquiries into Senecio and Arrhenechtites. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 43:1-85.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Belcher, R. O. 1956. A revision of the genus Erechtites (Compositae), with inquiries into Senecio and Arrhenechtites. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 43:1-85.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Belcher, R. O. 1956. A revision of the genus Erechtites (Compositae), with inquiries into Senecio and Arrhenechtites. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 43:1-85.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Belcher, R. O. 1956. A revision of the genus Erechtites (Compositae), with inquiries into Senecio and Arrhenechtites. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 43:1-85.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Belcher, R. O. 1956. A revision of the genus Erechtites (Compositae), with inquiries into Senecio and Arrhenechtites. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 43:1-85.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Belcher, R. O. 1956. A revision of the genus Erechtites (Compositae), with inquiries into Senecio and Arrhenechtites. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 43:1-85.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana			Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2 Note: lists as "hieracifolia"
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana			Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2 Note: lists as "hieracifolia"
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname			Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2 Note: lists as "hieracifolia"
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: lists as "hieracifolius"
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina			Belcher, R. O. 1956. A revision of the genus Erechtites (Compositae), with inquiries into Senecio and Arrhenechtites. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 43:1-85.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia			Belcher, R. O. 1956. A revision of the genus Erechtites (Compositae), with inquiries into Senecio and Arrhenechtites. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 43:1-85.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Belcher, R. O. 1956. A revision of the genus Erechtites (Compositae), with inquiries into Senecio and Arrhenechtites. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 43:1-85.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador			Belcher, R. O. 1956. A revision of the genus Erechtites (Compositae), with inquiries into Senecio and Arrhenechtites. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 43:1-85.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru			Belcher, R. O. 1956. A revision of the genus Erechtites (Compositae), with inquiries into Senecio and Arrhenechtites. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 43:1-85.
4	Naturalized					natzd. elsewhere	Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:174-176. Note: source of human food in Indonesia, Java

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Jalisco, Nayarit, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Jamaica
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina

Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)

Belcher, R. O. 1956. A revision of the genus Erechtites (Compositae), with inquiries into Senecio and Arrhenechtites. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 43:1-85.
Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2 Note: lists as "hieracifolia"
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "hieraciifolia"
Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:174-176. Note: source of human food in Indonesia, Java
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: lists as "hieracifolius"

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	pollution control	potential for assimilating atmospheric nitrogen dioxide	Darbyshire, S. J. et al. 2012. The biology of Canadian weeds. 150. Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC. Canad. J. Pl. Sci. 92:729-746. DOI: 10.4141/cjps2012-003. Note: a minor weed of strawberry, lowbush blueberry, cranberry, and other vegetable crops
Human food	vegetable	potential	Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:174-176. Note: source of human food in Indonesia, Java
Weed			Darbyshire, S. J. et al. 2012. The biology of Canadian weeds. 150. Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC. Canad. J. Pl. Sci. 92:729-746. DOI: 10.4141/cjps2012-003. Note: a minor weed of strawberry, lowbush blueberry, cranberry, and other vegetable crops
Weed	seed contaminant	potential	Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds Note: lists as "hieracifolia"

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=15344. Accessed 15 May 2026.