Galinsoga | |
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Galinsoga quadriradiata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Millerieae |
Subtribe: | Galinsoginae |
Genus: |
Galinsoga Ruiz & Pav. |
Type species | |
Galinsoga parviflora
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Synonyms [3] | |
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Galinsoga is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. [2] [4] [5] It is native to North and South America and the West Indies, and naturalized in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. [6] [7]
The name Galinsoga was dedicated to Ignacio Mariano Martinez de Galinsoga, who founded the Spanish Real Academia Nacional de Medicina and was director of the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid. [8]