Wedelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Jacquin, Nicolaus Joseph von. 1760. Enumeratio systematica plantarumquas in insulis Caribaeis vicinaque Americes continente detexit nouas, aut iam cognitas emandauit 8, 28 in Latin They are one of the genera commonly called "creeping-oxeyes".
The genus is named in honor of German botanist and physician Georg Wolfgang Wedel, 1645–1721.Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 125, Wedelia Jacquin, Enum. Syst. Pl. 8, 28. 1760.
Taxonomy There are difficulties regarding the classification of this genus for its affinities are uncertain. Further studies are needed to clarify its taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships.Orchard, Anthony E. 2013. The Wollastonia/Melanthera/Wedelia generic concept (Asteraceae:Ecliptinae), with particular reference to Australia and Malesia. Nuytsia 23:337-466 (as Acunniana procumbens (DC.) Orchard),
Many species were once considered part of Wedelia but have been now transferred to other genera, including Angelphytum, Aspilia, Baltimora, Blainvillea, Chrysogonum, Eclipta, Elaphandra, Eleutheranthera, Guizotia, Heliopsis, Kingianthus, Lasianthaea, Melampodium, Melanthera, Moonia, Sphagneticola, Synedrella, Tuberculocarpus, Verbesina, Viguiera, Villanova, Wollastonia and Zexmenia.
Species list Species accepted by Plants of the World Online as of December 2022:
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External links USDA PLANTS Profile