Wedelia spilanthoides

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Wedelia spilanthoides
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Wedelia
Species:
W. spilanthoides
Binomial name
Wedelia spilanthoides
F.Muell.

Wedelia spilanthoides is a herbaceous flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The natural habitat is open woodland of Australia and New Guinea. It was first described by Victorian State Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1865. [1]

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References

  1. "Wedelia spilanthoides F.Muell". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.