-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

-Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies (Order Asterales)

-Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies (Family Asteraceae)

-Subfamily Asteroideae

-Tribe Millerieae

-Subtribe Dyscritothamninae

-Genus Tridax

-Tridax platyphylla

Tridax is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The native range of this species is Mexico to Central America. The plant bears daisy-like yellow-centered white or yellow flowers with three-toothed ray florets. This plant can be found in fields, meadows, croplands, disturbed areas, lawns, and roadsides.