Taxon: Lagascea mollis Cav.

Summary

Genus:

Lagascea

Family:

Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)

Subfamily:

Asteroideae

Tribe:

Heliantheae

Nomen number:

316901

Place of publication:

Anales Ci. Nat. 6:332, t. 44. 1803

Verified:

03/15/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
Breedlove, D. E., ed. 1981-. Flora of Chiapas.
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
Hawaii Department of Agriculture. 1992. List of plant species designated as noxious weeds for eradication or control purposes
Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	acuate			1	Hawaii Department of Agriculture. 1992. List of plant species designated as noxious weeds for eradication or control purposes
English	silkleaf			1	Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche		Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Breedlove, D. E., ed. 1981-. Flora of Chiapas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo		Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán		Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Bahia		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Ceará		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Mato Grosso do Sul		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Minas Gerais		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Paraíba		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Pernambuco		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rio Grande do Norte		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Anguilla			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Antigua and Barbuda			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Barbados			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic			Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica			Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Martinique			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Netherlands Antilles			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Kitts and Nevis			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Lucia			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Vincent and Grenadines			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Chaco		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Córdoba		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Corrientes		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Formosa		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Jujuy		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Salta		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Santiago del Estero		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Tucumán		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Alto Paraguay		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Central		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia			Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador			Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru			Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
3	Adventive	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida		Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
4	Naturalized	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
4	Naturalized	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
4	Naturalized	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
4	Naturalized	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Mauritius			Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	China	Hong Kong			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India			Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka			Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand			Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia	Jawa		Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
4	Naturalized	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Fiji			Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico		Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Virgin Islands, U.S.		Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Virgin Islands (British)			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
6	Other					exact native range in Americas obscure

Native
Northern America

SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Quintana Roo, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Martinique, St. Vincent and Grenadines
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil [Bahia, Ceará, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Córdoba, Chaco, Corrientes, Formosa, Jujuy, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán], Paraguay [Central, Alto Paraguay]

Adventive
Northern America

SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]

Naturalized
Africa

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius

Asia-Temperate

CHINA: Hong Kong

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
INDO-CHINA: Thailand
MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa]

Pacific

SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.], Virgin Islands (British)

Other (exact native range in Americas obscure)

Reference(s)

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
Breedlove, D. E., ed. 1981-. Flora of Chiapas.
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Weed	seed contaminant	potential	Stuessy, T. F. 1978. Revision of Lagascea (Compositae, Heliantheae). Fieldiana, Bot. 38:90-91.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316901. Accessed 30 October 2026.