Sphagneticola Explained

Sphagneticola is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} Creeping-oxeye is a common name for plants in this genus.

Species

• Sphagneticola brachycarpa (Baker) Pruski - Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia
• Sphagneticola calendulacea (L.) Pruski - China, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Indonesia, Philippines
• Sphagneticola gracilis (Rich.) Pruski - Puerto Rico, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Antigua^[6]
• Sphagneticola trilobata (L.) Pruski - native to South America, widely naturalized in many subtropical and tropical regions (Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands, Mesoamerica, West Indies, Florida, Louisiana etc.)
• Sphagneticola ulei O.Hoffm. - native to the American tropics

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28790789#page/54/mode/1up Hoffmann, Karl August Otto. 1900. Notizblatt des Königlichen botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin 3(22): 36
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40003327 Tropicos, Sphagneticola O. Hoffm.
3. Pruski, J.F. & G. Sancho. 2004. Asteraceae or Compositae (Aster or Sunflower Family). 33–39. In N. Smith et al. (eds.) Flowering Plants of the Neotropics. Princeton University Press, Princeton
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=130944 Flora of China, Vol. 20-21 Page 870 蟛蜞菊属 peng qi ju shu Sphagneticola O. Hoffmann, Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin. 3: 36. 1900.
5. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=130944 Flora of North America, Sphagneticola O. Hoffmann
6. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50084452?tab=specimens Tropicos, specimen list for Sphagneticola gracilis