Global Compositae Database (GCD) - Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC.

Compositae taxon details

Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC.

AphiaID

1101403 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1101403)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Pterocaulon Elliott

Original name

Gnaphalium virgatum L.

Synonymised names

Baccharis virgata Bojer ex DC. · unaccepted

Chlaenobolus virgatus (L.) Cass. · unaccepted

Conyza virgata (L.) L. · unaccepted

Conyza virgata DC. · unaccepted

Conyza virgata var. virgata · unaccepted

Gnaphalium decurrens Schrank · unaccepted

Gnaphalium spicatum Mill. · unaccepted

Gnaphalium spicatum f. spicatum · unaccepted

Gnaphalium virgatum L. · unaccepted

Pterocaulon pilcomayense Malme · unaccepted

Pterocaulon pompilianum Standl. & L.O.Williams · unaccepted

Pterocaulon subspicatum Malme ex Chodat · unaccepted

Pterocaulon subvirgatum Malme · unaccepted

Pterocaulon virgatum f. subvirgata (Malme) Arechav. · unaccepted

Pterocaulon virgatum f. virgatum · unaccepted

Pterocaulon virgatum var. virgatum · unaccepted

Direct children (10)

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Forma Pterocaulon virgatum f. alopecuroides (Lam.) Arechav. accepted as Pterocaulon alopecuroides (Lam.) DC.
Forma Pterocaulon virgatum f. angustifolia Arechav. accepted as Pterocaulon lorentzii Malme
Forma Pterocaulon virgatum f. spicata Arechav. accepted as Pterocaulon lorentzii Malme
Forma Pterocaulon virgatum f. subcorymbosa Arechav. accepted as Pterocaulon alopecuroides (Lam.) DC.
Forma Pterocaulon virgatum f. subpaniculata Arechav. accepted as Pterocaulon balansae Chodat
Forma Pterocaulon virgatum f. subvirgata (Malme) Arechav. accepted as Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC.
Forma Pterocaulon virgatum f. virgatum accepted as Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC.
Variety Pterocaulon virgatum var. alopecuroides (Lam.) Griseb. accepted as Pterocaulon alopecuroides (Lam.) DC.
Variety Pterocaulon virgatum var. virgatum accepted as Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC.
Variety Pterocaulon virgatum var. capitatum Glaz. (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

(1836). Prodr. (DC.) 5
page(s): 454 [details]

(of Conyza virgata (L.) L.) (1763). Species plantarum. Ed. 2, 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11835051#page/1/mode/1up
page(s): 1206 [details]

(of Chlaenobolus virgatus (L.) Cass.) (1827). Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. [F. Cuvier] 49
page(s): 340 [details]

Type data

Note [not given in 1759; Linnaeus, Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2:...

Unreviewed

Type material [not given in 1759; Linnaeus, Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1206. 1763. gives "Habitat in Jamaica, Carolina" jp-2004],. [details]

Descriptive notes

LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:B7E575B1-E2E7-494D-A993-91A0218D183F

LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:B7E575B1-E2E7-494D-A993-91A0218D183F [details]

Taxonomy 1-10 Oct 1836

Taxonomy 1-10 Oct 1836 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Compositae Working Group (CWG) (2025). Global Compositae Database. Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC.. Accessed at: https://www.compositae.org/gcd/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1101403 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-11-23 07:42:42Z

created

Flann, Christina

2013-09-27 06:42:42Z

changed

Flann, Christina

[taxonomic tree]

original description (1836). Prodr. (DC.) 5
page(s): 454 [details]

original description (of Conyza virgata (L.) L.) (1763). Species plantarum. Ed. 2, 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11835051#page/1/mode/1up
page(s): 1206 [details]

original description (of Gnaphalium spicatum Mill.) (1768). Gard. Dict., ed. 8.
page(s): n. 24 [details]

original description (of Pterocaulon pompilianum Standl. & L.O.Williams) (1950). Ceiba 1
page(s): 94 [details]

original description (of Conyza virgata DC.) (1836). Prodr. (DC.) 5
page(s): 385 [details]

original description (of Pterocaulon subspicatum Malme ex Chodat) (1894). Bull. Herb. Boissier 2
page(s): 388 [details]

original description (of Gnaphalium decurrens Schrank) (1819 [1821]). Pl. Rar. Hort. Monac.
page(s): t. 84 [details]

original description (of Baccharis virgata Bojer ex DC.) (1836). Prodr. (DC.) 5
page(s): 385 [details]

original description (of Chlaenobolus virgatus (L.) Cass.) (1827). Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. [F. Cuvier] 49
page(s): 340 [details]

original description (of Pterocaulon virgatum f. subvirgata (Malme) Arechav.) (1908). Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 6
page(s): 269 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Contributed data: Authors Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
DC. [IPNI] [details]

Contributed data: Full Name Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Pterocaulon virgatum [Govaerts World Compositae Checklist A-G]
Pterocaulon virgatum DC. [IPNI] [details]

Contributed data: Published Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Prodr. 5 [Flora of the West Indies]
Prodr. 5 [MesoAmericana]
Prodr. 5: 454 (1836) [Flora del Conosur]
Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 5: [Tropicos] [details]

LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:B7E575B1-E2E7-494D-A993-91A0218D183F [details]

Specimen Honduras: Francisco Morazán: Las Mesitas 900 m, 28 Feb 1978, Antonio Molina R. 31684 (MO). [details]

Taxonomy 1-10 Oct 1836 [details]

Type material [not given in 1759; Linnaeus, Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1206. 1763. gives "Habitat in Jamaica, Carolina" jp-2004],. [details]

To Barcode of Life
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pterocaulon virgatum)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins)

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