# Nodeweed

*Synedrella nodiflora*

Its small, yellow flower heads grow directly from the forks of its branches, making them look as if they are hugging the stem nodes.

- **Taxonomy:** Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae › Synedrella
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** increasing
- **Biome:** urban
- **Habitat:** Disturbed areas, roadsides, gardens, waste grounds, and forest margins.
- **Diet:** Autotrophic (photosynthesis)
- **Range:** Tropical America, Southeast Asia, Tropical Africa, Pacific Islands
- **Size:** 10 to 80 cm tall
- **Lifespan:** Under 1 year (annual)
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Heavy herbicide use, extreme frost, and intensive land development.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless. This common herb is safe to approach and touch. No special precautions are needed, though individuals with Asteraceae allergies should handle with care.

## About

Synedrella is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/5202cd90-12de-4964-ad27-6f8bbf2315c6
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/169500
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synedrella nodiflora
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/111631043/medium.jpg (S.MORE, CC0, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.