Flaveria bidentis explained

Flaveria bidentis, the coastal plain yellowtops, is a South American plant species of Flaveria within the family Asteraceae. It is native to South America, and naturalized in many places (Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, the southeastern United States, Europe, Africa, Asia, etc.).^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

In the U.S. it was introduced into the states of Georgia, Alabama and Florida.^[8]

Flaveria bidentis is an annual herb up to 100round=0.5NaNround=0.5 tall. One plant can sometimes produce 100 or more flower heads in a tightly packed array. Each head contains 3-8 yellow disc flowers. Sometimes the head also contains a single yellow ray flower.^{[7] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Cabrera, A. L. 1978. Compositae. 10: 1–726. In A. L. Cabrera (ed.) Flora de la provincia de Jujuy. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires
2. López Calderón, R. P. 2000. La prepuna boliviana. Ecología en Bolivia 34: 45–70.
3. Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Botánica 42: 1–157.
4. Wiggins, I. L. & D. M. Porter. 1971. Flora of the Galápagos Islands 1–998. Stanford University Press, Stanford.
5. Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
6. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242428447 Flora of North America, Flaveria bidentis (Linnaeus) Kuntze, 1898. Coastal plain yellowtops
7. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242428447 Flora of China, Flaveria bidentis (Linnaeus) Kuntze, 1898. 黄顶菊 huang ding ju
8. Web site: Flaveria bidentis (L.) Kuntze Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2022-12-11 . Plants of the World Online . en.
9. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28003104#page/632/mode/1up Powell, Albert Michael. 1979. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 65(2): 623-626