Galinsoga ciliata

Common Name: 
hairy galinsoga, quickweed
Scientific Name: 
Galinsoga ciliata (Raf.) Blake
Family Name: 
Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced annual, reproducing by seed
Stems
upright or spreading, frequently branching, hairy
Stems of Hairy Galinsoga
Stems of Hairy Galinsoga
Stems of Hairy Galinsoga
Leaves
opposite, oval to triangular, toothed margins, lower petioled, upper sessile, dense hairs above
Leaves of Hairy Galinsoga
Flowers
heads of yellow disk(tubulate) surrounded by 5(4) white, 3-toothed, ray (ligulate) florets; terminal and axillary clusters
Flowers of Hairy Galinsoga