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Chromolaena trigonocarpa is a rare branching shrub or subshrub from the Asteraceae family, found only on the island of Dominica in the Lesser Antilles. It is a wild tropical species with little horticultural history, so cultivation advice is limited.
Chromolaena trigonocarpa is a rare Caribbean species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is found only the Island of Dominica in the Lesser Antilles.
Chromolaena trigonocarpa is a branching shrub or subshrub with curved hairs on the stem. It has opposite leaves with teeth and a pointed tip. Flower heads are displayed in a flat-topped array.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chromolaena trigonocarpa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
