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Facelis retusa

Facelis retusa

(Lam.) Sch. Bip.

Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Facelis retusa, the annual trampweed, is a South American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina, Chile; naturalized in parts of Africa, Australia, and North America including the southeastern and south-central United States, and considered as a noxious weed in some of those places.

Facelis retusa is an annual herb with the stems up to 30 cm (1-foot) long, very often trailing along the surface of the ground. Leaves are crowded along the stem, each up to 3 cm long. Flower heads are in clusters, with white or purple disc flowers but no ray flowers. The achene has several long, feathery bristles that give a white appearance and assure effective seed dispersal.

Source: Wikipedia, article Facelis retusa. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
251540820/08/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Marcos Garberoglio
234831301/08/2025ArgentinaLa PampaCalle 47 n 1142, General PicoFernanda Ferrari
233231431/07/2025ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Provincial Parque Luro, Departamento de ToayHugo Alberto Valderrey
215500002/09/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna La Salada, Partido de VillarinoRosemary Scoffield
140996531/10/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresMarahué, Partido de VillarinoRosemary Scoffield
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Facelis retusa – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.