1.
Guizotia abyssinica
(Linnaeus f.) Cassini in F. Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat. ed. 2. 59: 248. 1829.
Polymnia abyssinica
Linnaeus f., Suppl. Pl., 383. 1782
Receptacular
paleae 5—7+ mm.
Ray corolla laminae
8—14+ mm.
Disc corollas
4—5 mm.
Cypselae
4—5 mm.
2
n
= 30 (from India).
Flowering summer—fall. Disturbed sites; 10—200+ m; introduced; Ont.; Ark., Calif., Conn., Fla., Ill., Kans., Md., Mass., Mich., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., Tenn., Va.; Africa; also introduced in Asia.
In the flora area,
Guizotia abyssinica
has been recorded sporadically at widely scattered stations (evidently often from birdseed wastes); it may be persistently established at relatively few stations.
