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Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata (L.) Pruski
Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye
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Sphagneticola trilobata is a member of the Asteraceae family and is commonly known as Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, and has since spread throughout the Neotropics. The plant is often cultivated as an ornamental groundcover.

Description

Sphagneticola trilobata, (L.) Pruski, is a species in the Asteraceae family. It is known by several common names, including marigold Singapore daisy, creeping-oxeye, trailing daisy, and wedelia. This plant is native to regions including Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. It has been introduced and is now naturalized in various parts of the Neotropics. Sphagneticola trilobata is widely cultivated as an ornamental groundcover due to its attractive appearance. The species is documented in several parks and regions, including Parque Nacional Natural de Amacayacu, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, and others. It was first formally described in 1996.

Other common names

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeyecreeping oxeyegoldcupSingapore daisywedeliawild marigoldCreeping Daisy

Distribution

BR · Parque Nacional Natutral de Amacayacu | Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona | Parque Nacional Natural Utría | Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona · VU · ZA · SC · LK · CU · CK · AS · Kosrae · Yap · WS · PW · VC · TK · NR · KI · CD · TH · KM · FM · JM · SG · WF · YT · KN · MW · ZW · SE · MV

Synonyms

Stemmodontia trilobataSilphium trilobatumPolymnia crenataThelechitonia trilobataWedelia carnosaAcmella spilanthoidesBuphthalmum procumbensBuphthalmum strigosumPolymnia carnosa var. carnosaWedelia carnosa var. trilobaWedelia paludosa var. paludosaWedelia carnosa var. carnosaBuphthalmum procumbensVerbesina carnosa var. carnosaWedelia brasiliensis var. brasiliensisStemmodontia carnosaWedelia trilobaVerbesina carnosaVerbesina tridentataSeruneum trilobatumPolymnia carnosaSphagneticola uleiBuphthalmum repensWedelia crenataWedelia paludosaWedelia brasiliensisComplaya trilobataWedelia trilobataAcmella brasiliensisWedelia trilobata var. hirtella

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