Eclipta prostrata

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Eclipta prostrata
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Eclipta
Species: E. prostrata
Binomial name
Eclipta prostrata
(L.) L.
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Natural range of Eclipta prostrata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: false daisy

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Eclipta prostrata is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Eclipta prostrata at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Colletidae: Hylaeus confluens

Halictidae: Halictus poeyi, Lasioglossum placidensis, L. puteulanum, L. tamiamensis

Sphecidae: Cerceris tolteca, Ectemnius rufipes ais

Vespidae: Parancistrocerus perennis anacardivora, P. salcularis rufulus, Stenodynerus fundatiformis

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.