The plants of this genus were earlier taxonomically classified under the genus Eupatorium, but are now considered to be more closely related to other genera in the tribe
Eupatorieae.[4]
In Australia some species are called "triffid weed"[8]
References
^"Genus: Chromolaena DC". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2011-01-06. Archived from
the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
^John K. Francis, Research Forester, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, Jardín Botánico Sur. John K. Francis (ed.).
"Chromolaena geraniifolia (Urban) King & H.E. Robins"(PDF). Wildland Shrubs of the United States and its Territories: Thamnic Descriptions, General Technical Report IITF-WB-1. Retrieved 2008-08-24.{{
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