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Organism information

Scientific name

Flaveria trinervia

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Magnoliophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae
Genus	Flaveria
Species	trinervia

Scientific name synonyms(s)

Flaveria australasica, Flaveria trinervia (Spreng.) C.Mohr, Flaveria australasica Hook., Oedera trinervia

Common name(s)

Clustered Yellowtops

speedyweed

flaveria

yellow twinstem

Additional Classification

Type of organism

flowering wild plant

Characteristics related to biosafety

Centre(s) of origin

Flaveria trinervia is native to parts of the american continent, including the southeastern and southwestern United States, most of Mexico, and parts of the Caribbean.

Habitat range

Flaveria trinervia grows easily in many types of wet habitat, including saline and alkaline soils and highly disturbed habitat.

Geographical distribution

Flaveria trinervia is native to parts of the american continent, including the southeastern and southwestern United States, most of Mexico, and parts of the Caribbean. In many other places it is known as an introduced species and often a noxious weed, such as in Hawaii.

Common use(s)

Research

Additional Information

Flaveria trinervia exhibits C4 carbon fixation.

Other relevant website address or attached documents

Flaveria trinervia - Wikipedia