Cotula

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Cotula is similar in appearance to Bindii, but the flowers are borne on stalks


  • Scientific Name: Cotula australis (Sieber ex Spreng.) Hook. f.


  • Common Names: Australian Brass Buttons, Australian waterbuttons, Batchelor's button, Carrot weed, Common cotula, Cotula, Soldier's button, Southern brassbuttons, Waterbuttons



  • Geographic Distribution: South Africa, Australia, North America


  • Life Cycle: Annual


  • Photosynthetic Apparatus: C3


  • Major Identifying Characteristic: Forms patches in turf. Small green fern-like leaves. Confused with Bindii (Soliva sessilis), but flowers are borne on stalks.
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