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Galinsoga quadriradiata Cav.
shaggy-soldier
Symbol: GAQU
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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Plant Synonyms:
GAQU Galinsoga quadriradiata Cav.
 

GAAR7

Galinsoga aristulata Bickn.
 

GABI4

Galinsoga bicolorata St. John & White
 

GACA10

Galinsoga caracasana (DC.) Schultz-Bip.
 

GACI4

Galinsoga ciliata (Raf.) Blake
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State Distributional Map for GAQU
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Plant Distribution by State

Galinsoga quadriradiata Cav.

GAQU

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Related Taxa:
Galinsoga quadriradiata Cav.

View 440 genera in Asteraceae, 2 species in Galinsoga

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Classification:
Galinsoga quadriradiata Cav.

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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 Galinsoga Ruiz & Pavón – gallant-soldier
                               Species Galinsoga quadriradiata Cav. – shaggy-soldier

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Invasive Information:
Galinsoga quadriradiata Cav.
        hairy galinsoga
        shaggy soldier
        fringed quickweed
    Galinsoga ciliata (Raf.) Blake
        shaggy soldier
This plant and the synonym italicized and indented above are listed as invasive weeds 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.
KY   Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and Adjacent States: A Field Guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
 
N'EAST   Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
 
NE&GP;   Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

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Introduced Information:
Galinsoga quadriradiata Cav.
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:
Galinsoga quadriradiata Cav.

View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 37415.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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Related Web Sites:
Galinsoga quadriradiata Cav.

    Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants: distribution map
    Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants: image
    MA-Massachusetts Non-Native Plant Introductions
    Virginia: abstract & image

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