Wild Florida Photo - Sphagneticola trilobata

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Sphagneticola trilobata

CREEPING OXEYE

WEDELIA

BAY BISCAYNE CREEPING-OXEYE

Synonym: Wedelia trilobata

Not native to Florida

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council:  Category II designation
Invasive exotics that have increased in abundance or frequency but have not yet altered Florida plant communities to the extent shown by Category I species.
Planting this species should be avoided and removal of existing plants may be desirable.

 

Preferred native landscaping alternatives to creeping oxeye include Licania michauxii - gopher apple and dune sunflower, either east coast - Helianthus debilis var. debilis or west coast - Helianthus debilis var. vestitus.

 
Sphagneticola trilobata is a member of the Asteraceae - Aster family.
 

The Guide to Florida Wildflowers

  Walter Kingsley Taylor
 A guide to 574 wildflowers found in Florida, organized by color with photographs and descriptions of each.

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Each entry includes common names, genus, species and family and a description of the plant with habitat and distribution information, flowering time and other comments.





Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species

USDA Plant Profile for this species

Date record last modified:
Jun 07, 2012