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Asteraceae

Mexican flame vine

Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides (Kunth) Cabrera

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Pseudogynoxys

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Mexican flame vine (Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides)
FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
蔓黄金菊
English
Mexican flame vine, Mexican flamevine, Orange glow vine

Synonyms

  • Gynoxys berlandieri DC.
  • Gynoxys berlandieri var. berlandieri
  • Gynoxys berlandieri var. cordifolia DC.
  • Gynoxys berlandieri var. cuneata DC.
  • Gynoxys fragrans Hook.
  • Pseudogynoxys berlandieri (DC.) Cabrera
  • Pseudogynoxys hoffmannii (Klatt) Cuatrec.
  • Senecio berlandieri (DC.) Hemsl.
  • Senecio calocephalus Hemsl.
  • Senecio chenopodioides Kunth
  • Senecio confusus Britten
  • Senecio convolvuloides Greenm.
  • Senecio jussieui Klatt ex Hieron.
  • Senecio rothschuhianus Greenm.
  • Senecio skinneri Hemsl.
  • Senecio trixioides Greenm.

Flowers

In flower
January to April, October (from 158 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

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.