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🌱 A plant genus 🌱 A ground cover plant
Cotula

Cotula

9.9
A low-growing plant like a daisy used as ground cover and found in many parts of the world
  • noun
  • /ˈkoʊtʊlə/
  • Specialized
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  • The gardeners planted Cotula to create a dense, low-maintenance mat of greenery.

Examples

  • Several species in the Cotula genus are valued for their ability to thrive in poor soils.

  • Cotula is often chosen as ground cover in landscaping due to its rapid growth and resilience.

  • The Cotula plant thrives in sunny areas.

  • Many gardeners choose Cotulas for ground cover.

  • Cotula is often chosen as ground cover in landscaping due to its rapid growth and resilience.

  • Gardeners appreciate Cotula for its ability to create a lush carpet of greenery in their yards.

  • Many people select Cotula for ground cover because it requires little maintenance and flourishes in various climates.

Compounds

Cotula coronopifolia
  • Specialized
9.9

A small South African plant with bright yellow round flowers that grows in wet coastal places

Anthemis cotula
  • Specialized
9.9

A common wild plant with white flowers and a strong bad smell that grows as a weed

Surface Forms

Cotula singular
Cotulas plural

Etymology

Cotula comes from a Latin word cotula meaning 'small cup', because the plant's little flower heads look like tiny cups. That's why the name fits this low, daisy-like ground cover.