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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

Biostatus

Exotic

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites

Flower colours

Red/Pink, Violet/Purple

Conservation status

Not applicable

Detailed taxonomy

Family

Asteraceae

Authority

Erechtites valerianifolius (Link ex Spreng.) DC.

Ecology

Flowering

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

Year naturalised

1916

Origin

Mexico to Argentina

Other information

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.

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