Parthenium hysterophorus
Common names: Santa Maria feverfew
Parthenium hysterophorus (Santa Maria feverfew) is a herb (family Asteraceae) with white flowers and lobed leaves found in the south coast ranges of California. It is native to the American tropics. It favors grasslands and riparian and bottomland habitat. It is a prolific seed producer. Its seeds travel via wind, water, birds, vehicles, farm machinery and other animal traffic.
Cal-IPC Rating: Watch
CDFA Rating: A*?
Assessment(s)
Parthenium hysterophorus Plant Risk Assessment - An evaluation of the potential for a plant to be invasive in California.
Weed Management Notes
No Weed RIC Management Notes are available for this species. Check for information on other species in the genus on the Weed RIC site.Cal-IPC Newsletter Articles
There are no newsletter articles associated with this species yet.
Cal-IPC Symposium Presentations
Presentations are linked where available. Where a presentation is not available, find more information by reading the abstract in the Cal-IPC Symposia Archive.
- Santa Ana River – Orange County Weed Management Area. Pynn, Shani; Major, Matt; Glenn, Brian (2021)
- Successes, failures, and lessons from the Orange County CNPS Emergent Invasive Program. Vanderhoff, Ron (2019)
- Weed Red Alerts. Kelch, Dean (2018)
- 2016 Weed Alerts. Kelch, Dean (2016)
- New and expanding weeds in California. Kelch, Dean (2011)
Other Parthenium hysterophorus Information
- CalPhotos - Images of plants taken mostly in California.
- Calflora - Distribution map and records of this species in California.
- CalWeedMapper - Distribution map of this species in California with ability to determine regional priorities.
- EDDMapS - Distribution of this species in North America.
- USDA PLANTS Database - Information on identification and distribution, with links to websites in individual states.
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