Cotula turbinata

Cotula turbinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cotula
Species:
C. turbinata
Binomial name
Cotula turbinata
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Cenia anthemoidea DC.
  • Cenia debilis DC.
  • Cenia subheterocarpa Less.
  • Cenia turbinata (L.) Pers.
  • Cotula pumila Houtt.
  • Lancisia turbinata Gaertn.
  • Lidbeckia pruinosa E.Mey. ex DC.
  • Lidbeckia turbinata Thunb.

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]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cotula turbinata L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants: Cotula turbinata". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Cotula turbinata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  4. ^ I.R. Thompson (2020). "Cotula turbinata". Flora of Australia. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  5. ^ Caroli Linnæi (1753), Species Plantarum: Exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas (in Latin), vol. 2, p. 892, Wikidata Q21856107
  6. ^ "Cotula turbinata". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  7. ^ "turbinatus,-a,-um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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