Erechtites hieraciifolius

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family (Traditional)Asteraceae
GenusErechtites
Species:Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC.
Common NameAmerican Burnweed
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: subpetiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Inflorescence Types: head; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 4; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
Specimen(s) View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Erechtites cacalioides Erechtites cacalioides (Spreng.) Less.
Erechtites megalocarpus Erechtites megalocarpus

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen (KY), Barren (KY), Bullitt (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Christian (KY), Edmonson (KY), Franklin (KY), Hart (KY), Hickman (KY), Jefferson (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), Madison (KY), Menifee (KY), Pike (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Benton (TN), Bradley (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Dickson (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Henry (TN), Humphreys (TN), Johnson (TN), Montgomery (TN), Rhea (TN), Stewart (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1975 - 2012

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
APSC0072710 White Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0063030 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0063028 Calloway Kentucky 20 Oct 1975 Raymond Athey
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0055478 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0079394 Pike Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026651 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026627 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026641 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
BEREA025767 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026643 Todd Kentucky 10 Sep 1980 Edward Chester
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026630 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026642 Dickson Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026638 Rhea Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026645 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0063032 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
HTTU003054 Tennessee
HTTU
Erechtites hieraciifolius
HTTU003052 Tennessee
HTTU
Erechtites hieraciifolius
N/A Menifee Kentucky 06 Sep 1989 R.C. Clark
22329
EKY
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0079393 Hart Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026654 Christian Kentucky 07 Sep 1993 Sallie Noel
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026639 Hickman Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0102520 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0063036 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026656 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026653 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0063024 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0068888 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
HTTU003053 Tennessee
HTTU
Erechtites hieraciifolius
ETSU030294 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Erechtites hieraciifolius
UCHT041289 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026650 Henry Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026626 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026629 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0063029 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026631 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026633 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026644 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0063025 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
UCHT041291 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Erechtites hieraciifolius
UCHT041288 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0063037 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026625 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0063021 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026648 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026632 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0063026 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026628 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0032779 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026646 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026635 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0063035 Campbell Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
ETSU032712 Johnson Tennessee
ETSU
Erechtites hieraciifolius
N/A Carter Tennessee 16 Jul 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0063023 McCracken Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026652 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026649 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026640 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0063033 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
31234100769395 Menifee Kentucky 06 Sep 1989 Ross C. Clark
22329
EKY
Erechtites hieraciifolius
N/A Menifee Kentucky 06 Sep 1989 Ross C. Clark
22329
EKY
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026655 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0063027 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0108179 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0079395 Franklin Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0072709 White Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0032027 Cheatham Tennessee 20 Sep 2011 Clea Klagstad
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0063022 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0063034 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0026634 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
APSC0080659 Allen Kentucky
APSC
Erechtites hieraciifolius
UCHT039699 Grundy Tennessee
UCHT
Erechtites hieraciifolius
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