Cotula turbinata

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Cotula turbinata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cotula
Species:
C. turbinata
Binomial name
Cotula turbinata
L.
Synonyms [1]
List
  • Cenia anthemoideaDC.
  • Cenia debilisDC.
  • Cenia subheterocarpaLess.
  • Cenia turbinata(L.) Pers.
  • Cotula pumilaHoutt.
  • Lancisia turbinataGaertn.
  • Lidbeckia pruinosaE.Mey. ex DC.
  • Lidbeckia turbinataThunb.

Cotula turbinata (common name ganskos in South Africa, [2] funnel weed in Western Australia) [3] is a herb in the Asteraceae family native to the Cape Province, but found in India and in Australia [1]

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Cotula turbinata is an annual herb, growing to heights of 5 cm to 40 cm, [3] and has hairy stems. [4] In Western Australia, it grows on sandy soils, in lawns and on road verges, where its white and yellow flowers may be seen from July to October. [3]

It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. [1] [5] The genus name, Cotula , comes from the Greek kotule meaning "small cup" and refers to the cupped area at the base of the leaves, [6] while the specific epithet, turbinata, is a botanical Latin adjective, which describes the flower as having the shape of a top. [7]

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References

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