Asteraceae
Florida tasselflower
Emilia fosbergii
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Emilia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 纓絨花, 缨绒花, 缨绒菊
- English
- Florida tasselflower
Synonyms
- Emilia sonchifolia var. rosea Bello
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Navassa Island: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Rolf Engstrand, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Rolf Engstrand, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Rolf Engstrand, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Rolf Engstrand, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Rolf Engstrand, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.