Facelis retusa (Lam.) Schultz-Bip.
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- Family
- Asteraceae
- Botanical Name
- Facelis retusa (Lam.) Schultz-Bip.
- Common Name
- Trampweed
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Facelis retusa (Lam.) Schultz-Bip.
- Comments
- Introduced from South America and widely naturalized in the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast states. First found as a lawn weed in Dinwiddie County, 1999. In 2013, it was discovered to be locally abundant on the Eastern Shore and in Suffolk City; additional counties have been added since, suggesting that it has been spreading "under the radar."
- Habitat
- An early-maturing, ruderal weed of lawns, sandy roadsides, clearings, and waste ground. Frequent, se. Coastal Plain and Eastern Shore; also in several Piedmont counties.
- Native Status
- Introduced
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