Quickweed (Galinsoga quadriradiata Cav.)
Also known as shaggy soldier.
↑Summary
An annual plant, often growing as a relatively inconspicuous weedy plant, native to central and south America, and introduced in North America where it is locally common but has a patchy distribution.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Introduced | |
| Introduced or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Related Plants
The closely-related Galinsoga parviflora, also introduced in North America, co-occurs in many areas. This species is relatively more common, although not consistently in all areas.
↑Links & External Resources
• Galinsoga quadriradiata (Peruvian Daisy) | Illinois Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Galinsoga quadriradiata (Quickweed) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Galinsoga quadriradiata | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Galinsoga quadriradiata (shaggy soldier) | CABI Invasive Species Compendium (About This Site)
• Galinsoga quadriradiata | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Galinsoga quadriradiata | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Galinsoga quadriradiata | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Galinsoga quadriradiata | Missouri Plants (About This Site)
• Shaggy Soldier | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Galinsoga quadriradiata (Shaggy Soldier) | Minnesota Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Galinsoga quadriradiata Ruiz & Pavon (Fringed Quickweed, Hairy Galinsoga, Shaggy Soldier) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
