Eclipta prostrata
Mant. Pl., 286. 1771.
Illustrated
Basionym: Verbesina prostrata Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 902. 1753
Synonyms: Eclipta alba (Linnaeus) Hasskarl
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 129.
Leaf-blades 2–10 cm × 4–30+ mm. Ray laminae ca. 2 mm. Disc corollas ca. 1.5 mm. Cypselae ca. 2.5 mm. 2n = 22 (as E. alba).
Phenology: Flowering year round, mostly summer–fall.
Habitat: Wet places, often ruderal
Elevation: 60–1600 m
Distribution
Ont., Ala., Ariz., Ark., Calif., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Va., W.Va., Wis., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, in Europe, Asia, Africa, Pacific Islands, Australia
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"broader" is not a number.
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introrse +
connate +
herbaceous +
scarious +
absent +
hirsute +
papillate +
corymbiform +
bristlelike +
continuous +
cuneate +
lanceolate;lance-linear +
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
1;15 +
stigmatic +
absent +
zygomorphic +
winged +
dimorphic +
staminate +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +
staminate +
Ont. +, Ala. +, Ariz. +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, S.C. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Va. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Mexico +, West Indies +, Central America +, South America +, in Europe +, Asia +, Africa +, Pacific Islands + and Australia +
straight +
scabrellous +
distinct +
proximal +
1;5 +
bisexual +
dispersed +
singly +
discoid +
singly +
indeterminate +
Present +
surrounding +
hemispheric +
4mm;30mm +
opposite +
cauline +
deltate +
2-carpellate +
inferior +
attached +
anatropous +
persistent +
fragile +
falling +
absent +
coroniform +
tough +
thick +
absent +
connate +
persistent +
distinct +
falling +
Mant. Pl., +
1771 +
pistillate +
absent +
fertile +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
paleate +
flat;convex +
fibrous +
exalbuminous +
modifed +
2;3 +
Illustrated +
alternate +
branched +
continuous +
2-branched +
papillate +
Eclipta prostrata +
Eclipta +
species +
cylindric +
ampliate +
much shorter +
cylindric +
shorter to longer than campanulate +