Tridax

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Tridax
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Tridax procumbens
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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
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Synonyms [1]
  • PtilostephiumKunth
  • MandoniaWedd.
  • SogalginaCass.
  • BalbisiaWilld. 1803, rejected homonym not Cav. 1804 (Vivianiaceae) nor DC. 1833 (Asteraceae)
  • BartoliaAdans.
  • BartolinaAdans.
  • CarphostephiumCass.
  • GalinsogeaKunth 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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