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Flowers of Zihuatanejo

False Daisy

Eclipta prostrata

-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

-Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies (Order Asterales)

-Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies (Family Asteraceae)

-Subfamily Asteroideae

Sunflowers and Allies (Tribe Heliantheae)

-Subtribe Ecliptinae

-Genus Eclipta

-False Daisy (Eclipta prostrata)


The False Daisy (Eclipta prostrata), also known as Bhringraj, is a medicinal herb belonging to the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family. It is a fast-growing, low-spreading plant commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Known for its small white flowers and traditional medicinal uses, it thrives in moist, disturbed soils, wetlands, and riverbanks.

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