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Asteraceae

Wild quinine

Parthenium integrifolium L.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Parthenium

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Wild quinine: Wild quinine (Parthenium integrifolium) with unknown visitor, Berlin, Germany.
Photo: Adamantios, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Wild quinine, American feverfew, Eastern feverfew, Eared feverfew, Glade wild quinine

Synonyms

  • Parthenium auriculatum Britton
  • Parthenium hispidum Raf.
  • Parthenium hispidum var. auriculatum (Britton ex Britton & Brown) Rollins
  • Parthenium hispidum var. hispidum
  • Parthenium integrifolium f. integrifolium
  • Parthenium integrifolium var. auriculatum (Britton) Cornelius ex Cronquist
  • Parthenium integrifolium var. henryanum Mears
  • Parthenium integrifolium var. hispidum (Raf.) Mears
  • Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium
  • Parthenium integrifolium var. mabryanum Mears
  • Parthenium radfordii Mears

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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.