Tridax

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Tridax is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3]

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Tridax
Tridax procumbens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Millerieae
Subtribe: Galinsoginae
Genus: Tridax
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Type species
Tridax procumbens
Synonyms[1]
  • Ptilostephium Kunth
  • Mandonia Wedd.
  • Sogalgina Cass.
  • Balbisia Willd. 1803, rejected homonym not Cav. 1804 (Francoaceae) nor DC. 1833 (Asteraceae)
  • Bartolia Adans.
  • Bartolina Adans.
  • Carphostephium Cass.
  • Galinsogea Kunth 1818, illegitimate homonym not Willd. 1803
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Tridax is native primarily to the tropical regions of North and South America. Tridax procumbens has become naturalized in the southern United States and is considered a noxious weed in some places.

Species[1]
formerly included[1]

see Calea Layia Sabazia

  • Tridax accedens - Calea verticillata
  • Tridax ehrenbergii - Sabazia sarmentosa
  • Tridax gaillardioides - Layia gaillardioides
  • Tridax verticillata - Calea verticillata

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