Asteraceae
Mexican brassbuttons
Cotula mexicana
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Cotula
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Mexican brassbuttons
Synonyms
- Cotula cabrerae Caro
- Cotula pedicellata (Ruiz & Pav.) Cabrera
- Cotula valparadisea Phil.
- Gymnostyles minuta (L.f.) Spreng.
- Gymnostyles pedunculata Moc. ex DC.
- Gymnostyles peruviana Spreng.
- Hippia minuta L.f.
- Soliva mexicana DC.
- Soliva minuta (L.f.) Sweet
- Soliva pedicellata Ruiz & Pav.
- Soliva pedunculata Ruiz & Pav. ex Steud.
- Soliva pygmaea Kunth
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.