Chromolaena squalida

Chromolaena squalida is a South American species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is found in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname.^[1][2][3][4]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Asterids

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Chromolaena squalida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Chromolaena
Species:	C. squalida
Binomial name
Chromolaena squalida (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms
Synonymy Eupatorium crenatum Gardner Eupatorium dichotomum Sch.Bip. ex Mig. Eupatorium martii Mart. Eupatorium martiusii DC. Eupatorium paulinum Mart. ex Baker 1876 not DC. 1836 Eupatorium sitiense Hieron. Eupatorium squalidum DC. Eupatorium subvelutinum DC. Osmia crenata Sch.Bip. Osmia martiusii (DC.) Sch.Bip. Osmia ramosissima Sch.Bip. Osmia squalida (DC.) Sch.Bip. Osmia subvelutina (DC.) Sch.Bip.

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Chromolaena squalida is a shrub with bristly stems. Leaves are opposite, green above but hairy underneath. The plant produces many small flower heads in a flat-topped array.^[5]