Tridax

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

Tridax
Tridax procumbens
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Tridax

Type species
Tridax procumbens
Synonyms[1]
  • Ptilostephium Kunth
  • Mandonia Wedd.
  • Sogalgina Cass.
  • Balbisia Willd. 1803, rejected homonym not Cav. 1804 (Vivianiaceae) nor DC. 1833 (Asteraceae)
  • Bartolia Adans.
  • Bartolina Adans.
  • Carphostephium Cass.
  • Galinsogea Kunth 1818, illegitimate homonym not Willd. 1803

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. Tridax procumbens The pollen grains of Tridax

The pollen grains of Tridax

Tridax procumbens

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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