Calyptocarpus vialis

Calyptocarpus vialis
Scientific 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
	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]

Flowerhead with seven ray flowers

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Calyptocarpus vialis Less". Plants of the World Online. Plants of the World Online | Kew Science. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
^ Calyptocarpus vialis. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. University of Texas, Austin.
^ "Calyptocarpus vialis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ 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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[powo-1] "Calyptocarpus vialis Less". Plants of the World Online. Plants of the World Online | Kew Science. Retrieved 2020-01-03.

[lbj-2] Calyptocarpus vialis. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. University of Texas, Austin.

[grin-3] "Calyptocarpus vialis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

[fna-4] 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.

[fnagenus-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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