Wollastonia biflora

Wollastonia biflora

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Wollastonia
Species:
W. biflora
Binomial name
Wollastonia biflora
Varieties
  • Wollastonia biflora var. biflora
  • Wollastonia biflora var. canescens (Gaudich.) Fosberg
  • Wollastonia biflora var. ryukyuensis (H.Koyama) Orchard
Synonyms
  • Acmella biflora (L.) Spreng.
  • Adenostemma biflorum (L.) Less.
  • Buphthalmum australe Spreng.
  • Eclipta scabriuscula Wall.
  • Melanthera biflora (L.) Wild
  • Niebuhria biflora (L.) Britten
  • Seruneum biflorum (L.) Kuntze
  • Spilanthes peregrina Blanco
  • Stemmodontia biflora (L.)
  • Stemmodontia canescens (Gaudich.)
  • Verbesina aquatilis Burm.
  • Verbesina argentea Gaudich.
  • Verbesina biflora L.
  • Verbesina canescens Gaudich.
  • Verbesina strigulosa Gaudich.
  • Wedelia argentea (Gaudich.) Merr.
  • Wedelia biflora (L.) DC.
  • Wedelia canescens (Gaudich.) Merr.
  • Wedelia chamissonis Less.
  • Wedelia glabrata (DC.) Boerl.
  • Wedelia rechingeriana Muschl.
  • Wedelia strigulosa (Gaudich.) K.Schum.
  • Wedelia tiliifolia Rechinger & Muschl.
  • Wollastonia canescens DC.
  • Wollastonia glabrata DC.
  • Wollastonia insularis DC.
  • Wollastonia scabriuscula DC. ex Decne.
  • Wollastonia strigulosa (Gaudich.)
  • Wollastonia zanzibarensis DC.

Wollastonia biflora (syn. Melanthera biflora) also known as sea daisy, beach daisy and sea ox-eye, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a scandent, rough-looking and fast-growing plant with a wide distribution.