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Gallant Soldier

Galinsoga parviflora

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Common names

56 names · 34 languages
EnglishYour language
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Other languages (33)
Dutch
French
  • Galinsoge à petites fleurs[1][3]
Afrikaans
Belarusian
  • Галінзога дробнакветкавая[3]
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 小米菊[3]
  • 牛膝菊 辣子草 珍珠草[3]
Czech
  • pěťour malokvětý[3]
Danish
  • Håret kortstråle[3]
Estonian
  • paljas võõrkakar[3]
Finnish
  • tarhasaurikki[3]
German
Haitian Creole
  • Herbe aiguiles (Haiti)[2]
Hebrew
  • גלינסוגה קטנת-פרחים[3]
Hungarian
  • Kicsiny gombvirág[3]
Italian
Japanese
  • コゴメギク[3]
Korean
  • 별꽃아재비[3]
Lithuanian
  • Smulkiažiedė galinsoga[3]
Norwegian
  • peruskjellfrø[3]
Polish
  • Żółtlica drobnokwiatowa[3]
Portuguese
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Romanian
  • Busuioc salbatic[3]
Russian
  • Галинзога мелкоцветковая[3]
  • Галинсога мелкоцветковая[3]
Shona
Slovak
  • žltnica drobnokvetá[3]
Slovenian
  • drobnocvetni rogovilček[3]
Spanish
  • Amarilla, pakunka, hierba de cuy, burrionera, Killu sisu[1][3]
  • Boton de oro[2]
  • Botón de oro[1][3]
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Swedish
Thai
  • ทหารกล้า[3]
Turkish
  • Beşpat Çiçeği[3]
Ukrainian
  • Незбутниця дрібноцвіта[3]
Zulu
  • Uvela emampondweni[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Galinsoga parviflora — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Gallant Soldier — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Franzosenkraut — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Kleinblütiges Franzosenkraut — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Kleinblütiges Knopfkraut — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Galinsoga Weed — results[0].names[30]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Kew Weed — results[0].names[32]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Potato Weed — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Smaal-Flowered Galinsoga — results[0].names[33]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Small-Flowered Quickweed — results[0].names[31]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • smooth Peruvian daisy — results[0].names[37]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Yellow Weed — results[0].names[34]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Amarilla, pakunka, hierba de cuy, burrionera, Killu sisu — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Botón de oro — results[0].names[39]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Estrellita — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Guasca — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Yerba boba — results[0].names[40]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Galinsoge à petites fleurs — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Galinsoga comune — results[0].names[50]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Kaal knopkruid — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Botão-de-ouro — results[0].names[48]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Brinco-de-princesa — results[0].names[46]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Erva-da-moda — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Fazendeiro — results[0].names[47]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Guasca — results[0].names[44]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Picão-branco — results[0].names[45]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Galinsoga parviflora ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Gallant Soldier (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 140428; taxon 3F55R.
  • Kleinblütiges Franzosenkraut (DE); Boton de oro — VernacularName.tsv, line 140430; taxon 3F55R.
  • Herbe aiguiles (Haiti); Potato Weed — VernacularName.tsv, line 140429; taxon 3F55R.
  • Yerba boba (Dominican Republic) — VernacularName.tsv, line 140431; taxon 3F55R.
[3] Galinsoga parviflora — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Gallant Soldier — results[10].names[1]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Franzosenkraut — results[10].names[11]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Kleinblütiges Franzosenkraut — results[10].names[12]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Kleinblütiges Knopfkraut — results[10].names[2]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Galinsoga Weed — results[10].names[30]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Kew Weed — results[10].names[32]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Potato Weed — results[10].names[19]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Smaal-Flowered Galinsoga — results[10].names[33]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Small-Flowered Quickweed — results[10].names[31]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • smooth Peruvian daisy — results[10].names[37]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Yellow Weed — results[10].names[34]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Amarilla, pakunka, hierba de cuy, burrionera, Killu sisu — results[10].names[23]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Botón de oro — results[10].names[39]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Estrellita — results[10].names[3]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Guasca — results[10].names[5]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Yerba boba — results[10].names[40]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Galinsoge à petites fleurs — results[10].names[7]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Galinsoga comune — results[10].names[50]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Kaal knopkruid — results[10].names[25]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Botão-de-ouro — results[10].names[48]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Brinco-de-princesa — results[10].names[46]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Erva-da-moda — results[10].names[4]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Fazendeiro — results[10].names[47]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Guasca — results[10].names[44]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Picão-branco — results[10].names[45]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • 牛膝菊 辣子草 珍珠草 — results[10].names[6]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • 小米菊 — results[10].names[8]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • pěťour malokvětý — results[10].names[9]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Håret kortstråle — results[10].names[10]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Галинсога мелкоцветковая — results[10].names[13]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • peruskjellfrø — results[10].names[14]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Smulkiažiedė galinsoga — results[10].names[15]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • tarhasaurikki — results[10].names[16]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Żółtlica drobnokwiatowa — results[10].names[17]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Galinsoga — results[10].names[18]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • コゴメギク — results[10].names[20]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • paljas võõrkakar — results[10].names[21]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • gängel — results[10].names[22]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • 牛膝菊 — results[10].names[24]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Незбутниця дрібноцвіта — results[10].names[26]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Галінзога дробнакветкавая — results[10].names[27]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • גלינסוגה קטנת-פרחים — results[10].names[28]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • knopkruid — results[10].names[29]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • teketera — results[10].names[35]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Uvela emampondweni — results[10].names[36]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • drobnocvetni rogovilček — results[10].names[38]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Kicsiny gombvirág — results[10].names[41]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • žltnica drobnokvetá — results[10].names[42]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • ทหารกล้า — results[10].names[43]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Галинзога мелкоцветковая — results[10].names[49]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Busuioc salbatic — results[10].names[51]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • Beşpat Çiçeği — results[10].names[52]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
  • 별꽃아재비 — results[10].names[53]; taxon id 48178; Galinsoga parviflora.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Galinsoga parviflora is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Asteraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Arizona to Texas and Trop. America.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Gallant Soldier (Galinsoga parviflora) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Galinsoga parviflora — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 245107; ID 3F55R; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 245107; ID 3F55R; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Galinsoga parviflora — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 542913; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1696237, 1696239, 1696240, 1696249, 1696250, 1696251, 1696252, 1696253, 1696254, 1696255, 1696256, 1696257, 1696258, 1696259, 1696260, 1696261, 1696262, 1696263, 1696264, 1696265, 1696266, 1696267, 1696268, 1696269, 1696270, 1696271, 1696272, 1696273, 1696274, 1696275, 1696276, 1696277, 1696278

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.