Cacalia

Indian Plaintain (Cacalia L.), is a genus of to a flowering plants in the sunflower family Asteraceae, occurring in the temperate climates of the northern hemisphere, mainly in Europe and Asia minor.

Most of the plants in this genus have also been reassigned to genera Emilia (Tasselflower), Arnoglossum, Cacaliopsis, Hasteola, Mikania, Parasenecio, Porophyllum, Psacalium and Rugelia.

Some species of Cacalia

C. adenostyloides —

C. atriplicifolia ( syn. of Arnoglossum atriplicifolium) — Pale Indian Plantain.

C. cordifolia (syn. of Mikania cordifolia)

C. diversifolia (syn. of Arnoglossum diversifolium) — Variable-leaved Indian Plantain.

C. hastata —

C. kleinia --

C. javanica

C. mentrasto (syn. of Ageratum conyzoides)

C. muehlenbergii (synonym of Arnoglossum muehlenbergii) — Great Indian Plantain.

C. plantaginea

C. porophyllum (syn. of Porophyllum ruderale) —

C. reniformis (syn. of Arnoglossum muehlenbergii)  — Great Indian Plantain.

C. ruderalis (syn. of Porophyllum ruderale)

C. sonchifolia (syn. of Emilia coccinea)

C. suaveolens (syn. of Hasteola suaveolens) — Sweet-scented Indian Plantain.

C. tangutica —

C. tuberosa (syn. of Arnoglossum plantagineum) — Tuberous Indian Plantain.

Reference

Barkley, T.M. 1999. The segregates of Senecio, s.l., and Cacalia, s.l., in the Flora of North America north of Mexico. Sida 18:661–672