Eclipta, False Daisy

(Eclipta prostrata L.)

Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)

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Eclipta:  (not in Weeds of the Great Plains; pp.138-139, Weeds of the Northeast)

·        A summer annual weed with opposite, linear leaves with wide-spaced teeth on margins, and a much-branched growth habit

·        Grows 1-3’ tall, although can tolerate regular mowing and be found in lawns

·        Prefers moist soils, full sun

·        Flowers are white, with center of round, green, flat disks in axils of leaves