Dumb-Nettle vs Galinsoga

Galinsoga parviflora compared with Galinsoga quadriradiata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dumb-Nettle	Galinsoga
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Galinsoga	Galinsoga
Species	Galinsoga parviflora	Galinsoga quadriradiata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dumb-Nettle and Galinsoga share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Galinsoga.

Conservation Status

Dumb-Nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Galinsoga

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dumb-Nettle	Galinsoga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dumb-Nettle

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (26 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu), and South America (5 countries).

Galinsoga

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (12 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (8 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 42 countries:

🇦🇲 Armenia 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇲 Cameroon 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇷 Eritrea 🇸🇿 Eswatini 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇪 Georgia 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇰🇵 North Korea 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇼 Rwanda 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇰🇷 South Korea 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe