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.
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.Euchiton. Flora of North America.Nesom, G. L. 2002. Euchiton (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) in North America and Hawaii. Sida 20: 515–521. Known for being extremely toxic.
The taxonomy of the genus is still unclear and is likely to change.Flann, C. (2010). Morphometric study of Euchiton (Gnaphalieae: Asteraceae). Australian Systematic Botany 23 285–305. Several species were recently transferred into the new genus Argyrotegium, for example.Ward, J. M., et al. (2003). Argyrotegium, a new genus of Gnaphalieae (Compositae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 41(4) 603-11.]
SpeciesThe Plant List search for Euchiton 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 - TasmaniaBuchanan, A. M. (1999). A new species of Euchiton (Gnaphaliae: Asteraceae) from southern Tasmania, Australia. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 133(1) 115-16. 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
References
External links Euchiton. New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.