Galinsoga parviflora Cav.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus:  Galinsoga// Species: Galinsoga parviflora Cav.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Tutin (1976 in Tutin et al.).

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from New Mexico (USA) and Mexico to Tropical America according to the according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Introduced in the rest of the world (North America, most of Europe, parts of Asia, parts of Africa and Australia).

Habitat: Ruderal plant usually found on disturbed ground- near roads, orchards, cultivated land, wastelands, settlements.

Flowering period: Summer – autumn (JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT).

Locality: gorge of the Kochanska River. Date: 06.10.2024.

Galinsoga parviflora – habit. “Kochanska” River, 06.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – habit. “Kochanska” River, 06.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – flowering stem with capitula. “Kochanska” River, 06.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – capitula. “Kochanska” River, 06.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski..
Galinsoga parviflora – capitula. “Kochanska” River, 06.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – capitulum. “Kochanska” River, 06.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – side view of capitula with involucre. “Kochanska” River, 06.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – side view of capitula with involucre. “Kochanska” River, 06.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – stems with leaves. “Kochanska” River, 06.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – leaves. “Kochanska” River, 06.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – leaf. “Kochanska” River, 06.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – adaxial side of leaf. “Kochanska” River, 06.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – abaxial side of leaf. “Kochanska” River, 06.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – stem, branches and leaf petioles. “Kochanska” River, 06.10.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: gorge of the Kochanska River. Date: 29.08.2021.

Galinsoga parviflora – habit. “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – flowering stem with capitula. “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – flowering stem with capitula. “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – stem with cauline leaves and capitula. “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – capitula. “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – capitula. “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – fruiting capitula with achenes. “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – fruiting capitula with achenes. “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – cauline leaves. “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: village of Shtalkovica. Date: 01.08.2024.

Galinsoga parviflora – habit. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – flowering stem with capitula. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – capitula. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – flowering and fruiting capitula. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – flowering capitula and fruiting capitula with achenes. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – flowering capitula and spent capitula with receptacles. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – stem with leaves. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galinsoga parviflora – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Tutin, T. G. 1976. Galinsoga Ruiz & Pavón. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 143–144.

Galinsoga parviflora Cav. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:208554-1 [Accessed 30.08.2021].

Galinsoga parviflora. Greuter, W. 2006+: Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von, Compositae. Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/9e4a1743-c797-4e3c-a3d0-cd11b55b8184 [Accessed 30.08.2021].

Last update: 23.03.2025.