PLANTS Profile for Erechtites hieraciifolia (American burnweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC.
American burnweed

Symbol:

ERHI2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
VI		N
CAN		N

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Erechtites hieracifolia

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Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC.

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Synonyms:
Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC.

	ERHI9	Erechtites hieracifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC., orth. var.		burnweed
	ERHI12	Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC., orth. var.		American burnweed

Distribution:
Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC.


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USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)

Related Taxa:
Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC.

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 4 species in Erechtites or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. var. cacalioides (Fisch. ex Spreng.) Less. ex Griseb.. .

Erechtites hieraciifolia var. cacalioides
American burnweed

Distribution of Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. var. hieraciifolia. .

Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia
American burnweed

Distribution of Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. var. megalocarpa (Fernald) Cronquist. .

Erechtites hieraciifolia var. megalocarpa
American burnweed

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Erechtites Raf. – burnweed
Species	Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. – American burnweed

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC.

The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New York:
Erechtites hieraciifolia var. megalocarpa
fireweed		Endangered

Introduced Information:
Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC

FACU

FAC-

FACU

FAC

FACU

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Erechtites hieracifolia:

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller							Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 37320.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 10:58 PM CDT