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Erigeron karvinskianus DC.
Latin American fleabane
Symbol: ERKA2
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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State Distributional Map for ERKA2
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Plant Distribution by State

Erigeron karvinskianus DC.

ERKA2

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California distribution information
Related Taxa:
Erigeron karvinskianus DC.

View 440 genera in Asteraceae, 171 species in Erigeron

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Classification:
Erigeron karvinskianus 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 Erigeron L. – fleabane
                               Species Erigeron karvinskianus DC. – Latin American fleabane

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Invasive Information:
Erigeron karvinskianus DC.
        Latin American fleabane
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
HEAR   USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information Index for Selected Alien Plants in Hawaii (http://www.hear.org, October 20, 1999). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.
 

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Introduced Information:
Erigeron karvinskianus DC.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Erigeron karvinskianus DC.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35885.

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