Asteraceae

Shaggy soldier

Galinsoga quadriradiata Ruiz & Pav.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Galinsoga

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Shaggy soldier (Galinsoga quadriradiata) — FlowerPhoto: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (20)

arz: جالينسوجا كوادريرادياتا
Belarusian: Галінзога шчаціністая
Chinese: 粗毛小米菊, 粗毛牛膝菊, 睫毛牛膝菊, 粗毛辣子草, 辣子草
csb: Włosatô żôłtnica
Czech: Pěťour srstnatý
Danish: Kirtel-Kortstråle
Dutch: Harig knopkruid
English: Shaggy soldier, Peruvian daisy, Hairy galinsoga
Estonian: Karvane võõrkakar
Finnish: Ripsisaurikki
German: Behaartes Knopfkraut, Borstenhaariges Knopfkraut, Zottiges Franzosenkraut, Behaartes Franzosenkraut
Japanese: ハキダメギク
Korean: 털별꽃아재비
Lithuanian: Blakstienotoji galinsoga
Norwegian Bokmål: Nesleskjellfrø
Polish: Żółtlica owłosiona
Russian: Галинзога четырёхлучевая
Slovak: Žltnica pŕhľavolistá
Swedish: Hårgängel
Tamil: கலின்சோகா குவாட்ரிரேடியாட்டா

Synonyms

Adventina ciliata Raf.
Ageratum perplexans M.F.Johnson
Baziasa urticifolia (Kunth) Steud.
Galinsoga allaeocarpa Spreng.
Galinsoga aristulata E.P.Bicknell
Galinsoga bicolorata H.St.John & D.White
Galinsoga bicolorata St.John & D.White
Galinsoga brachystephana Regel
Galinsoga brachystephana Otto ex Heer & Regel
Galinsoga brachystephana Otto
Galinsoga caracasana Sch.Bip.
Galinsoga ciliata (Raf.) S.F.Blake
Galinsoga ciliata f. ciliata
Galinsoga ciliata f. vargasiana (Thell.) Lousley
Galinsoga ciliata subsp. ciliata
Galinsoga eligulata Cuatrec.
Galinsoga hispida (DC.) Hieron.
Galinsoga hispida Benth.
Galinsoga hispida var. albiflora Fenzl
Galinsoga hispida var. hispida
Galinsoga hispida var. purpurascens Fenzl
Galinsoga humboldtii Hieron.
Galinsoga parviflora f. discoidea Thell.
Galinsoga parviflora f. vargasiana Thell.
Galinsoga parviflora subsp. hispida (DC.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
Galinsoga parviflora subsp. quadriradiata (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
Galinsoga parviflora var. caracasana (DC.) A.Gray
Galinsoga parviflora var. hispida DC.
Galinsoga parviflora var. quadriradiata (Ruiz & Pav.) Poir.
Galinsoga plikeri Giacom.
Galinsoga quadriradiata f. albiflora Fenzl ex Thell.
Galinsoga quadriradiata f. quadriradiata
Galinsoga quadriradiata f. vargasiana Thell.
Galinsoga quadriradiata subsp. hispida (DC.) Thell.
Galinsoga quadriradiata subsp. quadriradiata
Galinsoga quadriradiata var. hispida (DC.) Thell.
Galinsoga quadriradiata var. quadriradiata
Galinsoga urticifolia (Kunth) Benth.
Jaegeria urticaefolia (Kunth) Spreng.
Jaegeria urticifolia (Kunth) Spreng.

and 12 more.

Flowers

In flower: June to November (from 3,546 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: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: sarefo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Scott Shanks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Scott Shanks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, 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.