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Asteraceae

Field burrweed

Soliva sessilis Ruiz & Pav.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Soliva

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Field burrweed: Introduced, cool-season, annual, low-growing, sparsely-hairy herb, which may root at the nodes. Leaves are deeply 1-2 divided. Heads are disc-shaped, 4-10 mm wi
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)
Chinese
翅果裸柱菊, 翼子裸柱菊, 翅果假吐金菊, 翼果裸柱菊
Dutch
Naaldzaadbloem
English
Field burrweed
Japanese
メリケントキンソウ
Portuguese
Soliva
Spanish
Soliva

Synonyms

  • Gymnostyles alata Spreng.
  • Gymnostyles barcklayana Steud.
  • Gymnostyles chilensis Spreng.
  • Gymnostyles pterosperma Juss.
  • Soliva alata DC.
  • Soliva barclayana DC.
  • Soliva daucifolia Nutt.
  • Soliva microloma Phil.
  • Soliva neglecta Cabrera
  • Soliva pterosperma (Juss.) Less.
  • Soliva sessilis var. barclayana (DC.) Baker
  • Soliva sessilis var. sessilis
  • Soliva valdiviana Phil.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, 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.