| Cotula turbinata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Cotula |
| Species: | C. turbinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cotula turbinata L. | |
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Cotula turbinata (common name ganskos in South Africa, funnel weed in Western Australia) is a herb in the Asteraceae family native to the Cape Province, but found in India and in Australia
Cotula turbinata is an annual herb, growing to heights of 5 cm to 40 cm, and has hairy stems. In Western Australia, it grows on sandy soils, in lawns and on road verges, where its white and yellow flowers may be seen from July to October.
It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. The genus name, Cotula, comes from the Greek kotule meaning "small cup" and refers to the cupped area at the base of the leaves, while the specific epithet, turbinata, is a botanical Latin adjective, which describes the flower as having the shape of a top.
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References
- ^ "Cotula turbinata L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants: Cotula turbinata". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Cotula turbinata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- I.R. Thompson (2020). "Cotula turbinata". Flora of Australia. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- Caroli Linnæi (1753), Species Plantarum: Exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas (in Latin), vol. 2, p. 892, Wikidata Q21856107
- "Cotula turbinata". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- "turbinatus,-a,-um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 7 January 2021.