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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
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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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