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Brass Buttons

Cotula coronopifolia

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 682, February 504, March 790, April 1,242, May 1,791, June 1,953, July 2,090, August 1,797, September 1,320, October 985, November 538, December 421.
United States18,379
Alaska14,113
California5,505
New Zealand1,337
Australia1,184
Victoria688
Canterbury Region405
Canada394
Washington332
Manawatu-Wanganui Region267

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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
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial 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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