Compositae taxon details
Gamochaeta americana (Mill.) Wedd.
1188669 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1188669)
accepted
Species
Gamochaeta americana subvar. americana · unaccepted
Gamochaeta americana subvar. interrupta Wedd. · unaccepted
Gamochaeta americana var. alpina Wedd. · unaccepted
Gamochaeta americana var. americana · unaccepted
Gamochaeta americana var. vulgaris Wedd. · unaccepted
Gamochaeta guatemalensis (Gand.) Cabrera · unaccepted
Gnaphalium americanum Mill. · unaccepted
Gnaphalium americanum var. alpina Wedd. · unaccepted
Gnaphalium americanum var. americanum · unaccepted
Gnaphalium consanguineum Gaudich. · unaccepted
Gnaphalium guatemalense Gand. · unaccepted
Gnaphalium purpureum var. americanum (Mill.) Klatt · unaccepted
- Subvariety Gamochaeta americana subvar. americana accepted as Gamochaeta americana (Mill.) Wedd.
- Subvariety Gamochaeta americana subvar. interrupta Wedd. accepted as Gnaphalium americanum Mill. accepted as Gamochaeta americana (Mill.) Wedd.
- Variety Gamochaeta americana var. alpina Wedd. accepted as Gamochaeta americana (Mill.) Wedd.
- Variety Gamochaeta americana var. americana accepted as Gamochaeta americana (Mill.) Wedd.
- Variety Gamochaeta americana var. linearifolia Wedd. accepted as Gamochaeta sphacelata (Kunth) Cabrera
- Variety Gamochaeta americana var. vulgaris Wedd. accepted as Gamochaeta americana (Mill.) Wedd.
Weddell, H.A. (1855). Essai d'une flore de la région alpine des Cordillères de l'Amérique du Sud. <em>Chlor. Andina 1.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/297419
page(s): 151 [details]
(of Gnaphalium purpureum var. americanum (Mill.) Klatt) (1878). Linnaea 42
page(s): 140 [details]
(of Gnaphalium americanum Mill.) (1768). Gard. Dict., ed. 8.
page(s): n. 17 [details]
page(s): 151 [details]
(of Gnaphalium purpureum var. americanum (Mill.) Klatt) (1878). Linnaea 42
page(s): 140 [details]
(of Gnaphalium americanum Mill.) (1768). Gard. Dict., ed. 8.
page(s): n. 17 [details]
Note Grows naturally in France, Italy, and Spain;...
Unreviewed
Type material Grows naturally in France, Italy, and Spain; Sloan. Cat. Jam. 125 [cited locality is "Cum Priore" i.e., "In pratis Insulae Jamaicae locis ardioribus copiose provenir"],. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:096DFF16-A3CA-49AF-8A7A-7AF3D668BE1C
Taxonomy 1855 publ. 15 Dec 1856
LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:096DFF16-A3CA-49AF-8A7A-7AF3D668BE1C [details]
Taxonomy 1855 publ. 15 Dec 1856
Taxonomy 1855 publ. 15 Dec 1856 [details]
Compositae Working Group (CWG) (2025). Global Compositae Database. Gamochaeta americana (Mill.) Wedd.. Accessed at: https://www.compositae.org/gcd/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1188669 on 2025-04-01
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original description
Weddell, H.A. (1855). Essai d'une flore de la région alpine des Cordillères de l'Amérique du Sud. <em>Chlor. Andina 1.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/297419
page(s): 151 [details]
original description (of Gnaphalium consanguineum Gaudich.) (1825). Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5
page(s): 103 [details]
original description (of Gnaphalium guatemalense Gand.) (1918). Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65
page(s): 42 [details]
original description (of Gamochaeta guatemalensis (Gand.) Cabrera) (1961). Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 9
page(s): 371 [details]
original description (of Gamochaeta americana var. alpina Wedd.) Weddell, H.A. (1855). Essai d'une flore de la région alpine des Cordillères de l'Amérique du Sud. <em>Chlor. Andina 1.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/297419
page(s): 152 [details]
original description (of Gnaphalium purpureum var. americanum (Mill.) Klatt) (1878). Linnaea 42
page(s): 140 [details]
original description (of Gamochaeta americana var. vulgaris Wedd.) Weddell, H.A. (1855). Essai d'une flore de la région alpine des Cordillères de l'Amérique du Sud. <em>Chlor. Andina 1.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/297419
page(s): 152 [details]
original description (of Gamochaeta americana subvar. interrupta Wedd.) Weddell, H.A. (1855). Essai d'une flore de la région alpine des Cordillères de l'Amérique du Sud. <em>Chlor. Andina 1.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/297419
page(s): 152 [details]
original description (of Gnaphalium americanum Mill.) (1768). Gard. Dict., ed. 8.
page(s): n. 17 [details]
page(s): 151 [details]
original description (of Gnaphalium consanguineum Gaudich.) (1825). Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5
page(s): 103 [details]
original description (of Gnaphalium guatemalense Gand.) (1918). Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65
page(s): 42 [details]
original description (of Gamochaeta guatemalensis (Gand.) Cabrera) (1961). Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 9
page(s): 371 [details]
original description (of Gamochaeta americana var. alpina Wedd.) Weddell, H.A. (1855). Essai d'une flore de la région alpine des Cordillères de l'Amérique du Sud. <em>Chlor. Andina 1.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/297419
page(s): 152 [details]
original description (of Gnaphalium purpureum var. americanum (Mill.) Klatt) (1878). Linnaea 42
page(s): 140 [details]
original description (of Gamochaeta americana var. vulgaris Wedd.) Weddell, H.A. (1855). Essai d'une flore de la région alpine des Cordillères de l'Amérique du Sud. <em>Chlor. Andina 1.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/297419
page(s): 152 [details]
original description (of Gamochaeta americana subvar. interrupta Wedd.) Weddell, H.A. (1855). Essai d'une flore de la région alpine des Cordillères de l'Amérique du Sud. <em>Chlor. Andina 1.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/297419
page(s): 152 [details]
original description (of Gnaphalium americanum Mill.) (1768). Gard. Dict., ed. 8.
page(s): n. 17 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Contributed data: Authors Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record(Mill.) Weddell [Preliminary Checklist of North American Compositae]
(P. Mill.) Weddell [Flora of the West Indies]
Wedd. [IPNI] [details]
Contributed data: Basionym Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Gnaphalium americana Mill. [CONABIO]
Gnaphalium americanum [Govaerts World Compositae Checklist A-G]
Gnaphalium americanum [New Zealand Plant Name Database] [details]
Contributed data: Full Name Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Gamochaeta americana [Australian Capital Territory Census]
Gamochaeta americana (Mill.) Weddell [Preliminary Checklist of North American Compositae]
Gamochaeta americana (P. Mill.) Weddell [Flora of the West Indies]
Gamochaeta americana Wedd. [IPNI]
Gamochaeta americanum (Mill.) Wedd. [Panama Checklist] [details]
Contributed data: Notes Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Possibly misapplied for Gamochaeta coarctata, or we may have both taxa in Victoria. Using Nesom G.L. (2004) Sida 21: 717-741, some of our material keys to G. coarctata. VS 7 Nov 2007. [Victoria Census] [details]
Contributed data: Published Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Chlor. And. 1: 151. [15 Dec 1851] [Flora of the West Indies]
Chlor. Andina 1 [Govaerts World Compositae Checklist A-G]
Chlor. Andina 1(4-6) [MesoAmericana]
Chlor. Andina 1: 151 (1856) [Flora del Conosur]
Chlor. Andina 1: 151 (1856) [Naturalised Australian Asteraceae]
Chlor. Andina 1:151 (1856) [Victoria Census]
Chloris Andina 1(4-6): [Tropicos]
Wedd., Chlor. Andina 1. 1856. [Euro+Med]
Weddell, H. A. 1861[1855-1857] : Chloris Andina: Essai d'une Flore de la Région Alpine des Cordillères de L'Amérique du Sud. 1. Paris, P. Bertrand. [New Zealand Plant Name Database] [details]
LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:096DFF16-A3CA-49AF-8A7A-7AF3D668BE1C [details]
Specimen Mexico: Chiapas: 2100 m, 27 Jun 1972, D.E. Breedlove 25893 (MO). Guatemala: Guatemala: Volcan de Pacaya 1752 m, 6 Apr 1921, A. Tonduz 501 (MO). Honduras: Francisco Morazán: Mateo 950 m, 1 May 1984, Rosa Margarita Rivas 177 (MO). El Salvador: San Salvador: San Marcos , 5 Apr 1922, Paul C. Standley 22792 (MO). Nicaragua: Jinotega: , 1845 - 1848, Oersted s.n. (C). Costa Rica: : 2678 m, 30 Jan 1922, J.M. & M.T. Greenman 5393 (MO). Panama: Chiriqui: 6000 f, 21 Apr 1969, Mireya D. Correa A. 1298 (MO). [details]
Taxonomy 1855 publ. 15 Dec 1856 [details]
Type material Grows naturally in France, Italy, and Spain; Sloan. Cat. Jam. 125 [cited locality is "Cum Priore" i.e., "In pratis Insulae Jamaicae locis ardioribus copiose provenir"],. [details]
