Asteraceae
Tropical chinchweed
Pectis elongata
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Pectis
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Pectis elongataAsteraceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tropical chinchweed
Synonyms
- Chthonia elongata (Kunth) Cass.
- Lorentea polycephala Gardner
- Pectis elongata var. elongata
- Pectis floribunda A.Rich.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
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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.