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Bhringraaj (Species 1)

Common Names


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About    Taxonomy


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CLASSIFICATION


TAXON 


Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.

FAMILY 


Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl

ALTERNATE FAMILY


nom. cons.

GENUS 


Eclipta L.

SPECIES


prostrata (L.) L. Mant. pl. 2:286. 1771


Plant Description


An erect or prostrate herb, often rooting at the nodes. Stem and branches strigose with white hairs. Leaves sessile, very variable in size, oblong-lanceolate, acute, strigose with appressed hairs on both the surfaces, base tapering. Heads solitary or two together on unequal axillary peduncles. Involucral bracts about 8, ovate. Florets white. Achenes compressed and with a narrow wing. Pappus absent.

Flowering & Fruiting Period: Throughout the year.

 

*Description source: Flora of Savantwadi

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