Asteraceae
Scarlet tasselflower
Emilia coccinea
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Emilia
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 絨纓菊, 绒缨菊, 橙红绒缨花, 绒缨花, 缨绒花, 紫背草, 止血丹, 一点红
- English
- Scarlet tasselflower, Flora's paintbrush, Lilac tasselflower
- German
- Orangerote Emilie
- Japanese
- ウスベニニガナ
- sg
- Yorö tî bötö
Synonyms
- Cacalia coccinea Sims
- Cacalia gracilis Bojer ex DC.
- Cacalia mucronata B.Heyne
- Cacalia sagittata Willd.
- Cacalia sagittata Vahl
- Emilia flammea Cass.
- Emilia gracilis DC.
- Emilia prenanthoides C.B.Rob.
- Emilia sagittata DC.
- Emilia sagittata var. lutea L.H.Bailey
- Emilia sonchifolia var. javanica (Burm.f.) Mattf.
- Emilia sonchifolia var. sagittata
- Emilia sonchifolia var. sagittata C.B.Clarke ex Kuntze
- Senecio auriculatus Burm.f.
- Senecio javanicus (Burm.f.) Koord.
- Senecio rapae F.Br.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Eric Pankui, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Bonaventure Sonké, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Bonaventure Sonké, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.