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Photographer: Hugh H. Iltis
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Family Asteraceae
Galinsoga quadriradiata Ruiz & Pav.
common quick-weed, Peruvian-daisy, quick-weed, shaggy-soldier
Galinsoga: after Mariano Martinez Galinsoga, 18th century Spanish doctor in Madrid
quadriradiata: quadr from quadratus
quadr from quadratus, square, cut into four pieces; radiatus for "with rays, shining"
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 8"-28" tall, hairy forb with many branches |
| Flower: | head 1/4"-1/2" wide with usually with 5 short, 3-toothed, white rays; inflorescence with several heads in branched clusters; blooms June-Oct. |
| Fruit: | black, dry seed with fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | oval with a pointed tip, coarsely toothed |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites such as gardens and greenhouses |
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