Leptinella squalida is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, native to New Zealand. Known as "brass buttons" for its yellow button-like flowers, it grows to about 5 cm (2 in) tall, spreading indefinitely via rhizomes.[2]

Leptinella squalida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Leptinella
Species:
L. squalida
Binomial name
Leptinella squalida
Hook.f.[1]
Synonyms

Cotula squalida (Hook.f.) Hook.f.

A cultivar with almost black foliage, L. squalida 'Platt's Black', is grown as an ornamental plant, particularly in rock gardens and in flowering lawns.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Leptinella squalida Hook. f." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  2. ^ a b "Leptinella squalida 'Platt's Black'", Plant Finder, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2016-07-25