Euchiton collinus, the creeping cudweed, is a herb native to Australia and New Zealand.Florabase, the Western Australian Flora It has become naturalized in a few places in the United States (California, Oregon).Flora of North America, Euchiton gymnocephalus (de Candolle) Holub, 1974. Creeping-cudweed Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapCalflora taxon report, University of California, Euchiton gymnocephalus (DC.) Anderb., creeping cudweed
Euchiton collinus is a biennial or perennial herb up to tall, spreading by means of stolons and rhizomes. Leaves form a basal rosette surrounding the base of the stem and also individually higher up the stem. The plant produces a flower heads in a hemispheric cluster across. Each head has 40-60 pistillate flowers around the edge of the head plus 3-5 bisexual florets toward the center.
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