Carelessweed (Cyclachaena xanthiifolia (Nutt.) Fresen.)

↑Range - Expand

Legend	Color
Native
Expanded
Native or Not Present
Native or Expanded
Expanded or Not Present
Native or Expanded 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.

This species is sometimes included in bird seed mixes, which has led to its establishment in new areas, including overseas. It favors disturbed areas and grows readily along roadsides and in open bottomlands; land clearing particularly in bottomlands has likely led to its establishment in the east. We mark all populations as expanded even though a few are isolated, because the distances between isolated populations in its new range follow a similar pattern to those in its native range; it consistently becomes more spotty and uncommon towards the south of its range.