White eclipta
Eclipta prostrata, Fam. Asteraceae
Erect to semi-prostrate annual herb to 1m, covered in rough short hairs. Roots at nodes.
| Weed Category: |
Other invasive plants Invasive plants that are not prohibited or restricted invasive plants, but are known to spread readily and cause negative impacts, within the region.
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| Weed: | Yes |
| Form or habit: | Herb |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Leaf: | Simple Opposite Simple, opposite narrowly ovate to elliptic, 60 x 10mm, stalks 0-3mm long, margins irregularly toothed, short stiff white hairs more dense on lower surface. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
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| Flower description: | White ‘petalled’ daisies around 6mm in diameter borne singly or in pairs in upper leaf axils. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Inconspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown |
| Fruit: | Dry |
| Fruit description: | ‘Seeds’ dark brown dry compressed angled and warty, 3mm long, with minute ring of hairs or teeth around top. |
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| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia |
| Notes: | Spread by: seeds, vegetative material and water. Invades/threats: may be ‘weedy’ in disturbed areas. Notes: this native species favours moist locations and is common on creek banks and margins of wetlands and is not a weed unless it is invading developed land. Environmental weed. |
| Information sources: | Mackay Regional Pest Management Group (2018) Weeds of the Mackay Whitsunday Region Second Edition. |
