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Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.
false daisy

       
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Photo of Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.
Eclipta alba

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.

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Synonyms:
Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.

  ECAL Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk.
  ECER3 Eclipta erecta L.
  VEAL6 Verbesina alba L.
  VEPR2 Verbesina prostrata L.
 

Distribution:
Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 1 species in Eclipta
 

Classification:
Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Eclipta L. – eclipta
Species Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. – false daisy
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New York:
yerba-de-tago              Endangered
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.

eclipta
false daisy
yerba de tago

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.

Eclipta alba:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,OBL FAC FACW- FACW OBL FACW FACW FAC NO NO FAC+ NO OBL FACW
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Gee Moderate              
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Gee, K.L., M.D. Porter, S. Demarais, F.C. Bryant, and G.V. Vreede. 1994. White-tailed deer: Their foods and management in the Cross Timbers. Ardmore.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 196226.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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