Tridax procumbens

• Botanical Name : Tridax procumbens (L.)
• Common Name : Pardesi Bhangaro, Tridax Daisy, Coat Buttons, Mexican Daisy
• Plant Family : Asteraceae (Compositae)

• According to the Rules of ICBN the names of the families should end in -aceae. Thus the new name for the family Compositae became Asteraceae. However, the name Compositae is also exempted and conserved under 'Nomina Conservanda' because of their constant use for a long time.

• Plant Form : Herb
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 1, 5, 10, 12, 17, 26, 27, 29
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park, Punit Van, Sarita Udyan, Basan, Aranya Van

About Tridax procumbens Plant :

• Habit : A small, straggling, procumbent, perennial hairy, herb.
• Leaves : Opposite, ovate-elliptic, acute, deeply inciso-dentate, hairy-glandular.
• Inflorescence : Capitulum (Head)
• Flowers :
  • Pale-yellow in very long, peduncled, solitary heads, hairy. Involucral bracts hairy.
  • Ray florets ligulate, yellow, pappus of numerous unequal feathery bristles.
  • Disk florets bisexual, corolla regular, tubular, pentafid.
  • Anthers sagittate.
• Fruits : Cypsela oblong, densely covered with silky hairs, black.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : All the year round.
• Significance : Common weed everywhere.