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Helminthotheca echioides  (L.) Holub
Bristly ox-tongue
Helminthotheca echioides is an annual or perennial herb that is not native to California.
Cal-IPC rating: limited
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Genus: Helminthotheca
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: wetland-riparian, weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:
JEFPicris echioides
PLANTSPicris echioides
Information about  Helminthotheca echioides from other sources

[Cal-IPC] Invasive: Helminthotheca echioides (bristly oxtongue) is a winter or summer annual, or occasionally a biennial (family Asteraceae). It is common throughout most of California, except the deserts, and is typically found in seasonally wet places. Cal-IPC Rating: Limited (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

[Wikipedia] Europe & North Africa native, Troublesome weed: Helminthotheca echioides, known as bristly (or prickly) oxtongue, is a sprawling annual or biennial herb native to Europe and North Africa. It was originally placed within the genus Picris but is often separated within the small genus Helminthotheca alongside a few other (mainly North African) plants which also have the distinctive outer row of bracts around the flowerheads. It is a ruderal plant, found on waste ground and agricultural soils around the world, and in some places it is considered a troublesome weed. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 12/09/2024).