Accession Data:
Sphagneticola trilobata (L.) Pruski
- Common Name: Rabbits Paw
- Family: Asteraceae Giseke
- Country of Origin: West Indies, central America and northern South America
- Description: [syn. Wedelia trilobata A.St.-Hil.4]
Low-growing mat about 10" with deeply lobed leaves. Blooms profusely with 1" yellow-orange flowers resembling marigolds or zinnias, which are borne singly on the end of each stem. Plant creeps and roots at nodes, making a dense ground cover.
In addition, this species has traditionally been used to treat hepatitis, indigestion, and infections.
- Uses: Studies have shown effectiveness as an anti-inflammatory, anti- microbial, and analgesic. Uses in traditional medicine include in Trinidad and Tobago where it is used for reproductive problems, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea. In South America it is used to treat symptoms of colds and flu; for fevers and inflammations.
From Philippine Alternative Medicine
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- USDA Zone: 8b-11
Accession Data:
- Accession # 198500646
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1309 - NEOA: Ground Bed 1 SW
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 12-04-2024
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid II
- Order: Asterales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Asteraceae
- SubFamily: Asteroideae
- Tribe: Heliantheae
- SubTribe: Ecliptinae
Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Gulf / Mexico Southeast / Belize / Costa Rica / Guatemala / Honduras / Nicaragua / Panama / French Guiana / Guyana / Suriname / Venezuela / Colombia / Ecuador / Peru / Brazil West-Central / Brazil Northeast / Brazil Southeast / Brazil North / Brazil South
References (external):
- Floridata Web Site
- New York Botanic Garden Web Site
- Sphagneticola trilobata. (2013, September 19). Wikispecies, . Retrieved 10:42, September 12, 2014.
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, September 01, 2017.
- Sphagneticola trilobata at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Friday, September 01, 2017.
data regenerated on Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:54:05 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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Subfamily Asteroideae
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W/C = Wild Collected
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= accession added within past 90 days