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botanical illustration of Butterweed, Conyza canadensis

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Butterweed

Conyza canadensis

Butterweed · Hogweed · Horseweed · Batranis · Canada Horseweed · Canada horseweed · Canadese fijnstraal · Canadian Fleabane · Canadian Horseweed · Canadian fleabane · Canadian horseweed · Canadisk bakkestjerne · Conyse du Canada, Fausse camomille, Camomille sauvage, Millefeuille, Zamal marron · Erigeron du Canada · Gul krokus · Gullkrokus · Horseweed Fleabane · Kan

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: CAFFEIC-ACID, CITRAL, DIPENTENE, EO

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Asteraceae

Scientific name: Conyza canadensis

Common names: Butterweed, Hogweed, Horseweed, Batranis, Canada Horseweed, Canada horseweed, Canadese fijnstraal, Canadian Fleabane, Canadian Horseweed, Canadian fleabane, Canadian horseweed, Canadisk bakkestjerne, Conyse du Canada, Fausse camomille, Camomille sauvage, Millefeuille, Zamal marron, Erigeron du Canada, Gul krokus, Gullkrokus, Horseweed Fleabane, Kan

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • Invasive Plant Conyza canadensis Exacerbates Wheat Susceptibility to Aphids and Disease Under Drought and Nitrogen Addition. · 2026 source ↗
  • Insights into the ecological mechanisms of Conyza canadensis invasion in heavy metal-contaminated soil. · 2025 source ↗
  • Invasive Plant Conyza canadensis Exacerbates Wheat Susceptibility to Aphids and Disease Under Drought and Nitrogen Addition · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • CAFFEIC-ACID
  • CITRAL
  • DIPENTENE
  • EO
  • D-LIMONENE
  • LINALOL
  • ALPHA-SPINOSTEROL
  • BETA-SITOSTEROL
  • SUCCINIC-ACID
  • TANNIC-ACID
  • DL-TERPINEOL
  • VANILLIC-ACID
  • APIGENIN
  • CITRONELLAL
  • GALLIC-ACID
  • MATRICARIA-METHYL-ESTER
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  • TANNIN
  • TERPINYL-ACETATE

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Conyza canadensis
Conyza canadensis · Ajtjohnsingh

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.

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