Tridax

Tridax is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae

Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil South, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic

Observations recorded49,702

Tridax es un género de plantas fanerógamas perteneciente a la familia de las asteráceas. Comprende 59 especies descritas y de estas, solo 29 aceptadas.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 282
With media: 159
Family: Asteraceae
Collections: INECOL, FCB-BUAP, FC-UNAM, DERN-IMECBIO-CUCSUR-UDG, FCF-UANL, IBUNAM
Recorded in: Mexico

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Asteraceae
Image: Tridax procumbens (2).jpg

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Commons category: Tridax
taxon name: Tridax
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=12348
topic's main category: Category:Tridax
taxon common name: 羽芒菊属
Flora of the Hawaiian Islands URL: naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/genusdescr.cfm?genus=Tridax

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Tridax is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

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 formerly included see Calea Layia Sabazia Tridax accedens - Calea verticillata Tridax ehrenbergii - Sabazia sarmentosa Tridax gaillardioides - Layia gaillardioides Tridax verticillata - Calea verticillata

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