Wedelia acapulcensis facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Wedelia acapulcensis
Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Wedelia
Species:	W. acapulcensis
Binomial name
Wedelia acapulcensis Kunth
Varieties
W. acapulcensis var. acapulcensis W. acapulcensis var. hispida
Synonyms
Anthemis hondensis Willd. ex Steud. Seruneum acapulcense (Kunth) Kuntze Seruneum acapulcensis (Kunth) Kuntze Wedelia adhaerens S.F.Blake Wedelia pinetorum (Standl. & Steyerm.) K.M.Becker Zexmenia epapposa M.E.Jones Zexmenia longipes Benth. Zexmenia pinetorum Standl. & Steyerm.

Wedelia acapulcensis, commonly known as Acapulco wedelia, is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. It is native to Texas in the United States, Mexico, and Central America.

Varieties

• Wedelia acapulcensis var. acapulcensis
• Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida (Kunth) Strother (=Lipochaeta texana Torr. & A.Gray, W. hispida Kunth, W. texana (A.Gray) B.L.Turner, Zexmenia hispida (Kunth) A.Gray ex Small) – hairy wedelia, orange wedelia, orange zexmenia