*Erigeron bonariensis Linnaeus. Common name: South American Horseweed. Phenology: Apr-Oct. Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas. Distribution: Apparently native of South America. Se. VA south into the tropics.
Origin/Endemic status: South America
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, K4, POWO, RAB; = Conyza bonariensis (L.) Cronquist — Ar, Bah, C, Fl7, FNA20, SE1, Tx, Va, WH3; = Conyza floribunda Kunth — G, misapplied; = Leptolon bonariensis (L.) Small; ? Conyza ambigua DC.; > Leptilon bonariense (L.) Small — S; > Leptilon linifolium (Willd.) Small — S. Basionym: Erigeron bonariensis L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Conyza bonariensis - FNA20; = Conyza bonariensis - FNA20
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
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