''Euchiton'' is a

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of flowering plants in the family

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. 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

rhizome In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow hori ...

s, and most have

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s. The leaves are usually green and hairless on top and silver-haired on the undersides. Most have purple florets.''Euchiton''.
Flora of North America. Known for being extremely toxic. The taxonomy of the genus is still unclear and is likely to change.Flann, C. (2010)

''Australian Systematic Botany'' 23 285–305. Several species were recently transferred into the new genus ''

Argyrotegium ''Argyrotegium'' is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred t ...

'', 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
/ref> * '' Euchiton argentifolius'' - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria * '' Euchiton audax'' - New Zealand (North + South) * ''

Euchiton brassii ''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 ...

'' - Papua New Guinea * '' Euchiton breviscapus'' - New Guinea * ''

Euchiton collinus ''Euchiton collinus'', the creeping cudweed, is a herb native to Australia and New Zealand. It has become naturalized in a few places in the United States (California, Oregon). ''Euchiton collinus'' is a biennial or perennial herb up to tall, s ...

'' - Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia * ''

Euchiton delicatus ''Euchiton'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Australasia and the Pacific. Some have been introduced species, introduced far outside their native ranges. These are annual and perennial herbs. Some have ...

'' - New Zealand (North + South) * ''

Euchiton ensifer ''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 ...

'' - New Zealand (South) * ''

Euchiton involucratus ''Euchiton involucratus'', the common cudweed, is an herb in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to Australia and New Zealand and sparingly naturalized in a few scattered locations in the United States (California + ...

'' - common cudweed, star cudweed - Taiwan, Java, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia * ''

Euchiton japonicus ''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 ...

'' - father-and-child plant - New South Wales, Queensland, Japan * ''

Euchiton lateralis ''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 ...

'' - New Zealand (North + South), Tasmania * ''

Euchiton limosus ''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 ...

'' - New Zealand (North + South), Victoria, South Australia * ''

Euchiton litticola ''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 ...

'' - 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 ''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 ...

'' - New Zealand (North + South) * ''

Euchiton polylepis ''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 ...

'' - New Zealand (North + South) * ''

Euchiton ruahinicus ''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 ...

'' - New Zealand (North + South) * ''

Euchiton sphaericus ''Euchiton sphaericus'', the star cudweed or tropical creeping cudweed, is a herb native to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Taiwan, Java, and Philippines. It has become naturalized in a few places in the United States (Hawaii, California, ...

'' - star cudweed, tropical creeping cudweed - Taiwan, Java, Philippines, Australia, Norfolk Island, New Zealand (North + South + Kermadec), New Caledonia * ''

Euchiton traversii ''Euchiton traversii'', commonly known as mat cudweed, is a small, woolly, alpine rosette herb. It forms a mat-like habit, hence the common name, in alpine wet heath and grasslands. The species is found in Australia—in Tasmania, Victoria, New ...

'' - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, New Zealand (North + South) * ''

Euchiton umbricola ''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 ...

'' - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria

References

External links

''Euchiton''.
New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Asteraceae genera Gnaphalieae {{Gnaphalieae-stub