Eclipta prostrata
(False Daisy)
Eclipta prostrata, Catfish Cove Trail, Lake Corpus Christi, San Patricio Co. 5676
Eclipta prostrata, Catfish Cove Trail, Lake Corpus Christi, San Patricio Co. 5677
Eclipta prostrata, Catfish Cove Trail, Lake Corpus Christi, San Patricio Co. 5684
Eclipta prostrata, Catfish Cove Trail, Lake Corpus Christi, San Patricio Co. 5679
Eclipta prostrata, Catfish Cove Trail, Lake Corpus Christi, San Patricio Co. 5687
Eclipta prostrata, Catfish Cove Trail, Lake Corpus Christi, San Patricio Co. 5690
| Scientific Name | Eclipta prostrata (Eclipta alba) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ECPR |
| Common Name | False Daisy | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 196226 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Wet soils along lakes, bogs and streams; common in much of the state. Plant: Low-growing, annual or short-lived perennial, 4 to 20 inches tall; leafy, dark-reddish procumbent or ascending stems with stiff appressed hairs. Leaves: Opposite linear, lanceolate, or elliptic leaf blades, 3/4 to 4 inches long, sessile or short-petiolate; edges are somehat toothed; upper surfaces have appressed hairs. Inflorescence: Solitary or clusters of a few small, inconspicuous composite flowerheads each about 1/3-inch across, on peduncles in the upper leaf axils; blossoms have many short white rays and numerous white disk florets with yellow stamens; involucre below the petals is hemispheric with 8 to 12 phyllaries in 2 or 3 layers. Bloom Period: Year around. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, SEINet and Minnesota Wildflowers. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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