Asteraceae
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Erechtites
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Common names
By language (10)
- Chinese
- 梁子菜, 饑荒草, 菊芹, 饥荒草
- Czech
- Starčkovec jestřábníkolistý
- English
- American burnweed, Butterweed, Eastern burnweed, Fireweed, Pilewort, White fireweed
- German
- Amerikanisches Scheingreiskraut
- Hungarian
- Amerikai keresztlapu
- Japanese
- ダンドボロギク
- Korean
- 붉은서나물
- Persian
- علف بواسیر
- Slovak
- Starčekovec jastrabníkolistý
- Slovenian
- Ameriški pagrint
Synonyms
- Erechtites agrestis (Sw.) Standl. & Steyerm.
- Erechtites cacalioides Less.
- Erechtites carduifolius (Desf.) DC.
- Erechtites carduifolius var. carduifolius
- Erechtites carduifolius var. latifolius Klatt
- Erechtites elongatus A.Gray
- Erechtites hieraciifolius f. hieraciifolius
- Erechtites hieraciifolius f. minor Waisb.
- Erechtites hieraciifolius var. cacalioides (Fisch. ex Spreng.) Griseb.
- Erechtites hieraciifolius var. carduifolia (Desf.) Griseb.
- Erechtites hieraciifolius var. carduifolius (Desf.) Griseb.
- Erechtites hieraciifolius var. glabrescens Kuntze
- Erechtites hieraciifolius var. hieraciifolius
- Erechtites hieraciifolius var. intermedius Fernald
- Erechtites hieraciifolius var. praealtus Fernald
- Erechtites hieraciifolius var. typicus Fernald
- Erechtites megalocarpa Fernald
- Erechtites praealtus Raf.
- Gynura aspera Ridl.
- Gynura malasica Ridl.
- Neoceis carduifolia (Desf.) Cass.
- Neoceis hieraciifolia (L.) Cass.
- Ptileris hieracifolia (L.) Raf. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Senecio cacalioides Fisch. ex Spreng.
- Senecio carduifolius Desf.
- Senecio fischeri Sch.Bip.
- Senecio hieraciifolius L.
- Senecio hieraciifolius var. cacalioides M.Gómez
- Senecio hieraciifolius var. giganteus Raf.
- Senecio hieraciifolius var. hieraciifolius
- Senecio vukotinovicii Schloss.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
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Photo: Hladac, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hladac, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hladac, 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.