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Common Cotula

Cotula australis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 169, February 210, March 370, April 465, May 184, June 135, July 116, August 118, September 149, October 153, November 196, December 151.
United States2,684
California1,859
Australia993
Alaska654
New Zealand598
Victoria501
South Africa318
Colombia315
Bogota Capital District288
Canterbury Region277

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Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusButtons · Cotula

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