Euchiton
Euchiton sphaericus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Euchiton
Cass.
Type species
Euchiton pulchellus
Synonyms[1]
  • Gnaphalium sect. Euchiton (Cass.) DC.

Euchiton is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Australasia and the Pacific. Some have been introduced far outside their native ranges.[2]

These are annual and perennial herbs. Some have rhizomes, and most have stolons. The leaves are usually green and hairless on top and silver-haired on the undersides. Most have purple florets.[2][3] Known for being extremely toxic.

The taxonomy of the genus is still unclear and is likely to change.[4] Several species were recently transferred into the new genus Argyrotegium, for example.[5][2]

Species[1][6]
  • Euchiton argentifolius - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
  • Euchiton audax - New Zealand (North + South)
  • Euchiton brassii - Papua New Guinea
  • Euchiton breviscapus - New Guinea
  • Euchiton collinus - Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia
  • Euchiton delicatus - New Zealand (North + South)
  • Euchiton ensifer - New Zealand (South)
  • Euchiton involucratus - common cudweed, star cudweed - Taiwan, Java, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia
  • Euchiton japonicus - father-and-child plant - New South Wales, Queensland, Japan
  • Euchiton lateralis - New Zealand (North + South), Tasmania
  • Euchiton limosus - New Zealand (North + South), Victoria, South Australia
  • Euchiton litticola - Tasmania[7]
  • Euchiton paludosus - New Zealand (North + South)
  • Euchiton polylepis - New Zealand (North + South)
  • Euchiton ruahinicus - New Zealand (North + South)
  • Euchiton sphaericus - star cudweed, tropical creeping cudweed - Taiwan, Java, Philippines, Australia, Norfolk Island, New Zealand (North + South + Kermadec), New Caledonia
  • Euchiton traversii - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, New Zealand (North + South)
  • Euchiton umbricola - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria

References

  1. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. 1 2 3 Euchiton. Flora of North America.
  3. ↑ Nesom, G. L. 2002. Euchiton (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) in North America and Hawaii. Sida 20: 515–521.
  4. ↑ Flann, C. (2010). Morphometric study of Euchiton (Gnaphalieae: Asteraceae). Australian Systematic Botany 23 285–305.
  5. ↑ Ward, J. M., et al. (2003). Argyrotegium, a new genus of Gnaphalieae (Compositae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 41(4) 603-11.]
  6. ↑ The Plant List search for Euchiton
  7. ↑ Buchanan, A. M. (1999). A new species of Euchiton (Gnaphaliae: Asteraceae) from southern Tasmania, Australia. Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 133(1) 115-16.
  • Euchiton. New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.


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