Erigeron pusillus Nuttall. Common name: Southern Horseweed. Phenology: (May-) Jul-Dec. Habitat: Dunes, brackish marsh edges, coastal sand flats, sand prairies, old fields, disturbed areas, barrens and glades. Distribution: Se. MA and CT west to s. IN, south to FL and TX, and south into tropical America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Cronquist (1980) considered this and Erigeron canadensis as "well-marked varieties".
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, Tat; = Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist var. pusilla (Nutt.) Cronquist — C, G, GrPl, Mo2, Pa, SE1, Tx, Va, W; = Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist var. pusillus — Oh3; = Conyza parva Cronquist; = Erigeron canadensis L. var. pusillus (Nutt.) B.Boivin — NY, RAB; = Leptilon pusillum (Nutt.) Britton — S; < Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist — Ar, Fl7, FNA20, Il, Mex, Tn, WH3; > Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist var. glabrata (A.Gray) Cronquist — NcTx; < Erigeron canadensis L. — K4, NE, POWO. Basionym: Erigeron pusillus Nutt. 1818
Links to other floras: < Conyza canadensis - FNA20
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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