Straggler Daisy
Synedrella vialis
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Straggler Daisy
Identify Straggler Daisy by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Straggler Daisy.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Synedrella vialis
- Genus
- Synedrella
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“Its opposite leaves are typically 1–3 cm (0.39–1.18 in) long and triangular to lanceolate in shape.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“Its opposite leaves are typically 1–3 cm (0.39–1.18 in) long and triangular to lanceolate in shape.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Straggler Daisy itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Straggler Daisy itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
About Straggler Daisy
A member of the Asteraceae family, Straggler Daisy (Synedrella vialis) is a herb. It is native to Tropical America. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.

Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Straggler Daisy belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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