Taxon:  Gamochaeta coarctata (Willd.) Kerguélen



Summary
Genus:
Gamochaeta
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Gnaphalieae
Nomen number:
448315
Place of publication:
Lejeunia 120:104.  1987
Verified:
03/30/2005 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
Basionym
Gnaphalium coarctatum Willd.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Gamochaeta spicata Cabrera

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Gnaphalium spicatum Lam.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Gnaphalium coarctatum Willd.
  3. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  4. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  5. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  6. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  7. Nesom, G. L. 2004. New distribution records for Gamochaeta (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) in the United States. Sida 21:1183.
  8. Nesom, G. L. 2004. New species of Gamochaeta (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) from the eastern United States and comments on similar species. Sida 21:734-736.
  9. Pruski, J. F. & G. L. Nesom. 2004. Gamochaeta coarctata, the correct name for Gamochaeta spicata (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae). Sida 21:711-714.
  10. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  11. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishelegant cudweed  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  Nesom, G. L. 2004. New species of Gamochaeta (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) from the eastern United States and comments on similar species. Sida 21:734-736.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansas FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  Nesom, G. L. 2004. New species of Gamochaeta (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) from the eastern United States and comments on similar species. Sida 21:734-736.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Nesom, G. L. 2004. New species of Gamochaeta (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) from the eastern United States and comments on similar species. Sida 21:734-736.
6Other    possibly native elsewhere in South America 
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
Naturalized
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Eswatini, South Africa
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guizhou Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan, Taiwan
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Jamaica, United States [Puerto Rico]
Other (possibly native elsewhere in South America)

Reference(s)
  1. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  2. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  3. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  4. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  5. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  6. Nesom, G. L. 2004. New species of Gamochaeta (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) from the eastern United States and comments on similar species. Sida 21:734-736.
  7. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  8. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Pruski, J. F. & G. L. Nesom. 2004. Gamochaeta coarctata, the correct name for Gamochaeta spicata (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae). Sida 21:711-714.
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=448315. Accessed 2 November 2026.