Calyptocarpus vialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Calyptocarpus
Species:
C. vialis
Binomial name
Calyptocarpus vialis
Less., 1832
Synonyms[1]
  • Blainvillea tampicana (DC.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl.
  • Calyptocarpus tampicanus (DC.) Small
  • Oligogyne tampicana DC.
  • Synedrella vialis (Less.) A.Gray
  • Zexmenia hispidula Buckley

Calyptocarpus vialis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Common names for C. vialis include straggler daisy, horseherb, lawnflower,[2] and creeping Cinderella-weed.[3] It is native to south Texas, Mexico, Belize, Venezuela, and the Caribbean. It has also been introduced east of Texas, Argentina, Hawaii, India, Java, Australia, and Taiwan.[1] It is one of only three species in the genus Calyptocarpus.[1]

The opposite leaves are typically 1–3 cm (0.39–1.18 in) long and triangular to lanceolate in shape.[4][5] It bears heads of yellow flowers, with around 10–20 disc florets and 3–8 ray florets, the laminae of the latter around 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in) long. It flowers year round.[4] It is a weedy species, found in lawns and along other disturbed areas such as roadsides and paths.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Calyptocarpus vialis Less". Plants of the World Online. Plants of the World Online | Kew Science. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  2. ↑ Calyptocarpus vialis. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. University of Texas, Austin.
  3. ↑ "Calyptocarpus vialis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Strother, John L. (2006). "Calyptocarpus vialis". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 21. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 5 January 2020 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  5. ↑ Strother, John L. (2006). "Calyptocarpus". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 21. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 5 January 2020 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.


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