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Asteraceae

Jackass breadnut

Clibadium erosum (Sw.) DC.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Clibadium

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Jackass breadnut: Clibadium erosum on the slopes of La Soufriere vulcano, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Jackass breadnut

Synonyms

  • Baillieria erosa Poir.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.