Cotula coronopifolia L.
brass buttons (common brassbuttons)
Asteraceae (Aster family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Photograph

© Val George     (Photo ID #29672)


Map

E-Flora BC Static Map

Distribution of Cotula coronopifolia
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Species Information

General:
Perennial, somewhat succulent herb from a fibrous root; stems decumbent or spreading, branching from the base, glabrous, rooting from nodes, 5-30 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves linear to lanceolate or oblong, entire or with a few coarse teeth, 1-6 cm long, 1-10 mm wide; stem leaves similar to the basal, becoming reduced upwards, unstalked with a sheathing, somewhat papery base.
Flowers:
Heads disciform, solitary on the ends of branches, the disk about 5-11 mm wide; involucres 2-3 mm tall; involucral bracts elliptic or oblong, glabrous, in 3 subequal series; marginal flowers in a single series, corolla lacking; disk flowers bright yellow; receptacles with achene stipes persistent.
Fruits:
Achenes of the marginal flowers conspicuously winged, stalked; pappus lacking.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Illustration

If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Cotula coronopifolia

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)

Site Information
Value / Class

Avg

Min

Max

Elevation (metres)
485 485 485
Slope Gradient (%)
0 0 0

Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]

0
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric]
7 7 7
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class
D
# of field plots
 species was recorded in:
1
Modal BEC Zone Class
BWBS

All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in

BWBS(1)

Habitat and Range

Wet tidal flats and marshes in the lowland zone; infrequent on the north coast and islands, common in SW BC, known from SE Vancouver Island and the adjacent mainland; introduced from South Africa.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia