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Asteraceae

Perezia

Perezia multiflora (Bonpl.) Less.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Perezia

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Photo: Eva Valenzuela Quevedo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Perezia
Quechua
Chanquruma

Synonyms

  • Chaetanthera multiflora Humb. & Bonpl.
  • Chaetanthera multiflora Bonpl.
  • Clarionea polycephala Cass.
  • Homanthis multiflorus (Bonpl.) Kunth
  • Homoianthus multiflorus (Humb. & Bonpl.) DC.
  • Homoianthus multiflorus (Bonpl.) Spreng.
  • Perezia acanthoides Hook. & Arn.
  • Perezia aletes J.F.Macbr.
  • Perezia bidentata Meyen
  • Perezia glomerata Rusby
  • Perezia multiflora var. achalensis Kuntze
  • Perezia multiflora var. multiflora
  • Perezia sonchifolia var. tandilensis Kuntze

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

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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.