Euchiton

Euchiton is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Australasia and the Pacific. Some have been introduced far outside their native ranges.^[2]

These are annual and perennial herbs. Some have rhizomes, and most have stolons. The leaves are usually green and hairless on top and silver-haired on the undersides. Most have purple florets.^[2][3] Known for being extremely toxic.

The taxonomy of the genus is still unclear and is likely to change.^[4] Several species were recently transferred into the new genus Argyrotegium, for example.^[5][2]

Species^[1][6]

• Euchiton argentifolius - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
• Euchiton audax - New Zealand (North + South)
• Euchiton brassii - Papua New Guinea
• Euchiton breviscapus - New Guinea
• Euchiton collinus - Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia
• Euchiton delicatus - New Zealand (North + South)
• Euchiton ensifer - New Zealand (South)
• Euchiton involucratus - common cudweed, star cudweed - Taiwan, Java, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia
• Euchiton japonicus - father-and-child plant - New South Wales, Queensland, Japan
• Euchiton lateralis - New Zealand (North + South), Tasmania
• Euchiton limosus - New Zealand (North + South), Victoria, South Australia
• Euchiton litticola - Tasmania^[7]
• Euchiton paludosus - New Zealand (North + South)
• Euchiton polylepis - New Zealand (North + South)
• Euchiton ruahinicus - New Zealand (North + South)
• Euchiton sphaericus - star cudweed, tropical creeping cudweed - Taiwan, Java, Philippines, Australia, Norfolk Island, New Zealand (North + South + Kermadec), New Caledonia
• Euchiton traversii - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, New Zealand (North + South)
• Euchiton umbricola - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria