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Eclipta prostrata (Linnaeus) Linnaeus. Eclipta, Pie-plant, Botoncillo, Botón Blanco, Clavel de Pozo, Yerba de Tajo. Phen: Jun-Nov. Hab: Moist or wet disturbed areas, ditches, shores, disturbed bottomlands. Dist: MA west to WI, south to s. FL and TX, and southward into the tropics.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = Ar, C, Fl7, FNA21, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mex, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, Tat, Tn, Va, WH3; = Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk. – Bah, F, G, GW2, Oh3, RAB, SE1, Tx, W, WV; = Verbesina alba L. – S

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily : 7

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image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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