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Asteraceae

Common brassbuttons

Cotula coronopifolia L.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Cotula

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Common brassbuttons: Cotula coronopifolia ex hortus Lampa, Chile
Photo: Penarc, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (15)
Afrikaans
Eendjiesgras, Eendjieskweek, Gansgras, Gansogies
Asturian
Cótula
Chinese
臭荠山芫荽
Danish
Firkløft
Dutch
Goudknopje
English
Common brassbuttons, Buttonweed, Brass buttons, Water buttons
Finnish
Nappikotula
French
Cotule pied-de-corbeau
German
Krähenfusslaugenblume, Krähenfuß-Laugenblume
Norwegian Bokmål
Fjæreknapp, Fjøreknapp
Norwegian Nynorsk
Fjøreknapp
Polish
Kotula wronogolistna, Kotula południowa
Russian
Котула коронопилистная
Swedish
Kotula
Welsh
Blodyn botwm

Synonyms

  • Cotula coronopifolia var. coronopifolia
  • Cotula coronopifolia var. integrifolia Rodway
  • Cotula coronopifolia var. minima Phil.
  • Cotula integrifolia Burch.
  • Cotula integrifolia Hook.f.
  • Cotula montevidensis Spreng.
  • Lancisia coronopifolia (L.) Rydb.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.