Erechtites valerianifolius

Erechtites valerianifolia.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Tahuna Torea Reserve, Auckland.<br>Photographer: Jeremy R. Rolfe, Date taken: 14/07/2007, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Capitulum. Tahuna Torea Reserve, Auckland.<br>Photographer: Jeremy R. Rolfe, Date taken: 14/07/2007, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

Brazilian fireweed

Family

Asteraceae

Authority

Erechtites valerianifolius (Link ex Spreng.) DC.

Flora category

Vascular – Exotic

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites

NVS code

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

EREVAL

Conservation status

Not applicable

Flowering

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Flower colours

Red/Pink, Violet/Purple

Year naturalised

1916

Origin

Mexico to Argentina

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