Nearctica - Eastern Wildflowers - Asteraceae - Gallant Soldier (Galinsoga parviflora)

Gallant Soldier

(Galinsoga parviflora)

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Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

Galinsoga quadriradiata

The stems of Shaggy Soldier are hairy and the leaves are a bit wider with coarser outer margin teeth. More definitive differences are technical.

Gallant Soldier (Galinsoga parviflora)

Alien: Native of Europe.

Identification: Flowers small, with five short, stubby, white rays. Ray florets with tips dentate. Disk yellow-green. Stem smooth or with fine, inconspicuous hairs. Leaves in opposite pairs, heart-shaped with strong venation and sharply dentate margins. Upper leaves sessile to stem, lower leaves with short stalks. Plant 0.5 to 1.5 feet in height.

Distribution: Throughout most of eastern North America.

Habitat: Gallant Soldier is a weedy species found in a variety of disturbed habitats including fields, empty lots, and roadsides.

Flowering period: June to November.

Gallant Soldier (Galinsoga parviflora)

Similar Species:

A closely related species, also from Europe, is

Shaggy Soldier (Galinsoga quadriradiata)

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