botanical record · discovered
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

Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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