Soliva sessilis Ruiz & Pavon
Detail
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Botanical Name
- Soliva sessilis Ruiz & Pavon
- Common Name
- Field Burweed, Lawn Burweed
- Synonym(s)
- Soliva pterosperma (Juss.) Less.
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Soliva sessilis Ruiz & Pavon
- Comments
- This species is native to South America and was first recorded in Virginia from the City of Suffolk (1976). More recently, it has been documented in a number of other localities, as far north as Westmoreland County. The plant is small and inconspicuous, with spine-bearing fruits that can deliver a painful jab!
- Habitat
- A weed of lawns and roadsides. Infrequent to rare in the Coastal Plain and southeastern Piedmont.
- Native Status
- Introduced
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