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Tridax

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Tridax
Tridax procumbens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Millerieae
Subtribe: Galinsoginae
Genus: Tridax
L.
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 a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3]

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

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