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Trailing daisy (Sphagneticola trilobata)

Trailing daisy (Sphagneticola trilobata) is a species of plant in the Asteraceae, perennial herbaceous spreading and matting up to 30 cm high, stems cylindrical, up to 40 cm long, green or red in color and internodes produce roots.

S. trilobata has thick, dark green or light green leaves, 4-9 cm long, 2-5 cm wide, hairy, serrated or irregularly toothed, usually with a pair of lateral lobes.

Dlium Trailing daisy (Sphagneticola trilobata)


Disc-shaped flowers, bright yellow. Seeds are tuberculate achenes, 4-5 mm long. Propagation is mostly vegetative because seeds are usually infertile.





Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Ecliptinae
Genus: Sphagneticola
Species: Sphagneticola trilobata