Parthenium weed (whitetop weed) – Parthenium hysterophorus
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Description
Parthenium weed is an annual weed of the Asteroideae / Compositae subfamily, Asterales, which is now widely present in warm, temperate, subtropical and tropical zones. It is harmful to livestock farming because it invades pastures and poisons domestic animals, and torments people by causing potentially life-threatening allergic symptoms. In Europe, it has been found a couple of times, as an occasional alien.
Description text authors:
Terho Hyvönen (LUKE) and Arto Kurtto (LUOMUS) - 15 March 2016 - published 17 March 2016
Observations in Finland
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Scientific name
Parthenium hysterophorus
Author
L.
Vernacular names
- piinahelmikki (Finnish)
- flikpartenium (Swedish)
- Parthenium weed (English)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.254318
Taxon rank
species
This species is invasive
| Establishment | Does not occur in Finland |
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Regulatory Status
Invasive alien species of Union concern (EU 2016/1141; 2017/1263; 2019/1262; 2022/1203) ?
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Informal groups
- Vascular plants
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