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Weed Seed: Crupina vulgaris (Common Crupina)

Invasive Plant - Common Crupina (Crupina vulgaris)

Family

Asteraceae

Common name

Common crupina

Regulation

Prohibited Noxious, Class 1 in the Canadian Weed Seeds Order, 2016 under the Seeds Act. All imported and domestic seed must be free of Prohibited Noxious weed seeds.

Listed on the List of Pests Regulated by Canada established under the Plant Protection Act.

Distribution

Canadian: Absent from Canada (Brouillet et al. 2016Footnote 1).

Worldwide: Native to northern Africa, Europe and western Asia. Introduced to the western United States and Massachusetts (USDA-ARS 2016Footnote 2).

Duration of life cycle

Winter annual

Seed or fruit type

Achene

Identification features

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Other Features

Habitat and crop association

Pastures, rangelands, grasslands, hayfields, open woodlands, orchards, vineyards, roadsides, railroads and waste areas. Rarely found in cultivated crops, but may be found in field margins (CFIA 2012Footnote 3).

General information

Common crupina was first discovered in Idaho in 1969 and had infested 9300 hectares by 1981. It was later encountered in the western states of Washington, Oregon and California, where it has since invaded over 26,000 hectares (Thill et al. 1999Footnote 4).

This species prefers well-drained soils and does not tolerate disturbance. Each plant produces on average 23 seeds in a season, leading to a seed production of 1000 seeds per square metre for a typical population (Thill et al. 1999Footnote 4).

Similar species

Southern crupina (Crupina crupinastrum)

Photos

Common crupina (Crupina vulgaris) achenes
Common crupina (Crupina vulgaris) achene
Common crupina (Crupina vulgaris) achene, top-down view

Similar species

Similar species: Southern crupina (Crupina crupinastrum) achenes
Similar species: Southern crupina (Crupina crupinastrum) achene
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