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Tridax Daisy
Tridax Daisy
Tridax procumbens
Also known as: Coat buttons
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical grassland
Range
Tropical Americas
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

This resilient daisy grows in tropical fields and disturbed soil worldwide. Its wind-borne seeds feature stiff, feathery bristles that allow them to travel long distances.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Tridax
Species
Tridax procumbens