Yerba de Tajo

(Eclipta alba)

 

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Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

 

Yerba de Tajo (Eclipta alba)

Alien: Native of Tropical America.

Identification: Flower small, white, arising from a small, button-shaped head. Heads in groups of 1 to 3 arising from the leaf axils. Stems highly branched, often trailing and rooting at the nodes, finely hairy. Leaves in opposite pairs, elongate, linear with finely toothed outer margins. Plant 1 to 2 feet in height.

Distribution: Throughout the eastern United States, the Plains States, and the southwest from New Mexico to California.

Habitat: Yerba de Tajo is commonly found along the banks of ditches, rivers, and ponds.

Flowering period: July to October.

Yerba de Tajo (Eclipta alba)

Similar Species: The small, white, button-shaped flower heads and semi-aquatic habitat are distinctive.

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