Eclipta prostrata

Common Name
False daisy
Yerba-de-tajo
Plant Form
Herbs
Duration
Annual
Max Height (ft)
3.0
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Additional Info

Alluvial swamps (especially in seasonally flooded sloughs), floodplain pools and ponds, seasonally exposed river shores and bars, impoundment shores, interdune swales and ponds; also a weed in cultivated fields, gardens, and other ruderal habitats. Common in the coastal Plain and piedmont; infrequent in the mountains.

Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Late Summer
Fall
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Wet
Moist
Dry