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Asteraceae

Ogiera

Eleutheranthera ruderalis (Sw.) Sch.Bip.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Eleutheranthera

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Ogiera: Eleutheranthera ruderalis
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Common names

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English
Ogiera

Synonyms

  • Eleutheranthera areolata Klatt
  • Eleutheranthera ovalifolia Baill.
  • Eleutheranthera ovata Poit. ex Steud.
  • Eleutheranthera prostrata var. leiocarpa (Cass.) Hochr.
  • Eleutheranthera prostrata var. portoriccensis (DC.) Hochr.
  • Eleutheranthera ruderalis var. radiata Pruski
  • Fingalia hexagona Schrank
  • Gymnopsis microcephala Gardner
  • Kegelia ramossisima Sch.Bip.
  • Kegelia ruderalis (Sw.) Sch.Bip.
  • Melampodium ruderale Sw.
  • Melampodium ruderalis Sw.
  • Ogiera eleuthranthera Steud.
  • Ogiera leiocarpa Cass.
  • Ogiera triplinervis Cass.
  • Ogiera triplinervis var. leiocarpa (Cass.) DC.
  • Ogiera triplinervis var. portoriccensis DC.
  • Ogiera triplinervis var. triplinervis
  • Sigesbeckia portoriccensis Bertero ex DC.
  • Verbesina foliacea Spreng.
  • Wedelia discoidea Less.
  • Wedelia eclipta Reich.

Flowers

In flower
February to April, June to August, November (from 45 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

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