Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

The name has often been spelled as “E. hieracifolia”or “E. hieraciifolia”. According to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, Erechtites hieraciifolius is correct, the genus being masculine in gender and an “i” being required between the two elements (Darbyshire et al., 2012). Syn.: Erechtites cacalioides (Fisch. ex Spreng.) Less.

Origin: Introduced - established

Year of first record: 1974

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

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• Adsersen, H. (s.a.) Field notes, 1974 and 1977 collections Charles darwin Research Station, unpublished Manuscript.
• Lawesson, J.E. (s.a.) Pers. obs. field notes, collections 1985-7.
• Jørgensen, P.M. León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999) Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, 1181 pp.
• Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
• Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
• Lawesson, J.E. (1987) Plantas exóticas en las Islas Galápagos, un resumen. Memorias. Taller sobre investigación Botánica y manejo en Galápagos. Pg. 17-23.
• Darbyshire, S. Francis, A., DiTommaso, A. & Clements, D. (2012) The Biology of Canadian weeds. 150 Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC. Darbyshire, S., Francis, A., DiTommaso, A. & Clements, D. (2012). The Biology of Canadian weeds. 150 Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC. Canadian Journal of Plant Science,92, 729746
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