Asteraceae
Gallant soldier
Galinsoga parviflora
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Galinsoga
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Common names
By language (32)
- Amharic
- የሸዋ ኣረም
- Azerbaijani
- Xırdaçiçək qalinsoqa
- Belarusian
- Галінзога дробнакветкавая
- Bulgarian
- Дребноцветна перуанска лайкучка
- Chinese
- 小米菊, 牛膝菊, 向阳花, 小花辣子草, 珍珠草, 辣子草, 铜锤草
- Croatian
- Sitna konica
- Czech
- Pěťour maloúborný, Pěťour malokvětý
- Danish
- Håret Kortstråle
- Dutch
- Kaal knopkruid
- English
- Gallant soldier, Smooth peruvian daisy, Gallant-soldier, Potato weed, Albahaca silvestre, Burrionera, Galinsoga, Guasca
- Estonian
- Paljas võõrkakar
- Finnish
- Tarhasaurikki
- French
- Guasca
- German
- Kleinblütiges Knopfkraut, Franzosenkraut, Kleinblütiges Franzosenkraut
- Hungarian
- Kicsiny gombvirág
- Indonesian
- Loseh
- Japanese
- コゴメギク
- Kinyarwanda
- Kimali
- Lithuanian
- Smulkiažiedė galinsoga
- Polish
- Żółtlica drobnokwiatowa
- Portuguese
- Botão de ouro, Fazendeiro, Picão branco, Picão-branco
- Romanian
- Busuiocul dracului
- Russian
- Галинсога мелкоцветковая
- Serbian
- Konica
- sgs
- Amerėkuonka
- Slovak
- Žltnica maloúborová
- Spanish
- Albahaca silvestre, Cundinamarca y Boyacá, Estrellita, Guascas, Mercurial, Pacoyuyu fino, Pajarito, Saetilla
- stq
- Frantsoosenkruud
- Swedish
- Gängel
- Tamil
- மூக்குத்தி
- Ukrainian
- Галінсога дрібноквіткова, Tridax parviflora, Галінзога дрібноквіткова, Незбутниця
- Welsh
- Galinsoga
Synonyms
- Adventina parviflora (Cav.) Raf.
- Baziasa microglossa Steud.
- Galinsoga hirsuta Baker
- Galinsoga laciniata Retz.
- Galinsoga laciniata Retx.
- Galinsoga parviflora f. parceglandulosa Thell.
- Galinsoga parviflora f. parviflora
- Galinsoga parviflora f. subeglandulosa Thell.
- Galinsoga parviflora subsp. parviflora
- Galinsoga parviflora var. adenophora Thell.
- Galinsoga parviflora var. parviflora
- Galinsoga quinqueradiata Ruiz & Pav.
- Galinsoga semicalva (A.Gray) H.St.John & D.White
- Sabazia microglossa DC.
- Sabazia microglossa var. microglossa
- Sabazia microglossa var. puberula DC.
- Stemmatella sodiroi Hieron.
- Vigolina acmella Poir.
- Wiborgia acmella Roth
- Wiborgia parviflora (Cav.) Kunth
Flowers
- In flower
- April to January (from 1,107 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Richard Fuller, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Richard Fuller, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paulius Rupšas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vasco Henrique Oliveira Fonseca, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.