Asteraceae · Sphagneticola

Trailing Daisy

Sphagneticola trilobata

outdoor
Found in India
Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more

Plant Details

Scientific name
Sphagneticola trilobata
Genus
Sphagneticola
Found in India
Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Puducherry, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Chandigarh, Manipur, Mizoram
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Toothed leaf margin
Leaf margin
ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).Leaves are fleshy, hairy, 4–9 cm long and 2–5 cm wide, serrate or irregularly toothed, normally with pairs of lateral lobes, and dark green above and lighter green below. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Leaf surface
PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.Leaves are fleshy, hairy, 4–9 cm long and 2–5 cm wide, serrate or irregularly toothed, normally with pairs of lateral lobes, and dark green above and lighter green below. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Alternate
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Trailing Daisy itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Yellowrecorded

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Head
Fruit
Achene

Characters marked “recorded” are for Trailing Daisy itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.

About Trailing Daisy

Trailing Daisy (Sphagneticola trilobata) is a species in the Asteraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 24 other states.

Uses

In practice it is planted as an ornamental.

Illustration representing the Asteraceae family
Botanical family

Asteraceae

Daisy/Sunflower family

Trailing Daisy belongs to the Asteraceae family.

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