Erechtites hieraciifolia

Common Name: 
pilewort, fireweed, American burnweed
Scientific Name: 
Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC.
Family Name: 
Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
native annual, reproducing by seed
Stems
erect, stout, branched, grooved or ribbed, smooth or sometimes sparsely haired
Stems of Pilewort
Stems of Pilewort
Stems of Pilewort
Stems of Pilewort
Stems of Pilewort
Stems of Pilewort
Stems of Pilewort
Stems of Pilewort
Leaves
alternate, elliptic to ovale, lobed pinnately, sharply and irregularly toothed, petioled or sessile
Leaves of Pilewort
Leaves of Pilewort
Flowers
heads of white to sometimes cream-colored disk (tubulate) florets, florets extend only short distant above bracts; terminal panicles, forms 'puffballs' when mature
Flowers of Pilewort
Flowers of Pilewort
Flowers of Pilewort
Flowers of Pilewort