Asteraceae

Sepi

Neurolaena lobata (L.) Cass.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Neurolaena

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Sepi: Native from southern Mexico to Peru, under names such as Gavilana and Sepi. Used for stomach problems. Photo from northwestern coast of Panama. In context at ww — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Sepi
Spanish: Gavilana

Synonyms

Calea lobata Sw.
Conyza lobata L.
Conyza symphytifolia Mill.
Critonia chrysocephala (Klatt) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Critonia chrysocephalum (Klatt) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Eupatorium chrysocephalum Klatt
Eupatorium valverdeanum Klatt
Neurolaena integrifolia Klatt
Neurolaena integrifolia Cass.
Neurolaena lobata var. indivisa Donn.Sm.
Neurolaena lobata var. lobata
Pluchea symphytifolia (Mill.) Gillis

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AlleMurillo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AlleMurillo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Martín Sánchez Vilchis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.