Asteraceae
False daisy
Eclipta prostrata
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Eclipta
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Common names
By language (36)
- ace
- Bak sumpueng
- Arabic
- منكسفة مفترشة, برنرجراج, برنغراج, برينغاراج, قليطة, منكسفة بيضاء, منكسفة حرارية, منكسفة صغيرة الأزهار
- arz
- منكسفه مفترشه
- Burmese
- ကြိတ်မှန်ပင်, ကြိတ်မှန်
- Chinese
- 鱧腸, 鳢肠, 墨旱莲, 墨莱, 墨菜, 旱莲草, 醴肠, 鱧肠
- dag
- Maŋ mabele
- English
- False daisy
- Finnish
- Noronepikki
- French
- Eclipte Blanche, Herbe à l'eau, Herbe à l'encre, Éclipte blanche, Éclipte droite, Éclipte prostrée
- Hindi
- भृङ्गराज, भृंगराज
- Indonesian
- Urang-aring, Orang-aring
- Japanese
- タカサブロウ, モトタカサブロウ
- Javanese
- Orang-aring, Urang-aring
- Kannada
- ಭೃಂಗರಾಜ
- Korean
- 한련초
- lah
- دریائی بوٹی
- lzh
- 鱧腸
- Malay
- Urang-aring, Pokok Keremak Hutan, Pokok Keremak Jantan, Pokok Urang-aring
- Malayalam
- കയ്യോന്നി, കയ്യൂന്നി
- Marathi
- माका
- mnw
- ကၟဝ်ပြေင်
- Nepali
- भृङ्गीराज
- Persian
- اکلیپتا پرستراتا, مستور سفید
- Punjabi
- ਚਿੱਟੇ ਫੁੱਲਾਂ ਵਾਲੀ ਬੂਟੀ
- Russian
- Эклипта простёртая
- Sanskrit
- भृङ्गराजसस्यम्
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈယႃႈႁွမ်ၵဵဝ်ႇ, ယႃႈႁွမ်ၵဵဝ်ႇ, ယႃးႁွမ်ၵဵဝ်ႇ, ယႃႈႁႂံၵဵဝ်ႇ
- Sindhi
- اوئن
- Spanish
- Yerba de tago
- Sundanese
- Urang aring
- Tamil
- கரிசலாங்கண்ணி, கரிசாலை, கரியசாலை, கைகேசி, கையாந்தகரை
- tcy
- ಗರ್ಗೊ
- Telugu
- గుంటకలగర, గుంటగలగర
- Thai
- กะเม็ง
- Urdu
- بھنگرہ
- Vietnamese
- Cỏ mực, Cây nhọ nồi, Cỏ nhọ nồi, Hàn liên thảo, Nhọ nồi
Synonyms
- Acmella lanceolata Link ex Spreng.
- Amellus carolinianus Walter
- Anthemis abyssinica J.Gay ex A.Rich.
- Anthemis abyssinica var. abyssinica
- Anthemis bornmuelleri var. brachyota (Eig) Feinbrun & Fertig
- Anthemis bornmuelleri var. galilaea (Eig) Feinbrun & Fertig
- Anthemis cotula Blanco
- Anthemis cotula subsp. lithuanica (DC.) Tzvelev
- Anthemis cotula var. hierosolymitana Eig
- Anthemis cotula-foetida Crantz
- Anthemis cotuloides Raf. ex DC.
- Anthemis galilaea var. brachyota Eig
- Anthemis galilaea var. hierosolymitana (Eig) Yavin
- Anthemis sulphurea Wall. ex Nyman
- Anthemis viridis Blanco
- Artemisia viridis Blanco
- Bellis racemosa Steud.
- Bellis ramosa Jacq.
- Buphthalmum diffusum Vahl ex DC.
- Chamaemelum foetidum Garsault
- Chamaemelum foetidum Baumg.
- Cotula alba (L.) L.
- Cotula alva (L.) L.
- Cotula oederi Murray
- Cotula prostrata (L.) L.
- Eclipta adpressa Moench
- Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk.
- Eclipta alba f. alba
- Eclipta alba f. erecta Hassk.
- Eclipta alba f. longifolia (Schrad.) Hassk.
- Eclipta alba f. prostrata Huber
- Eclipta alba f. prostrata (L.) Hassk.
- Eclipta alba f. zippeliana (Blume) Hassk.
- Eclipta alba var. alba
- Eclipta alba var. erecta Hassl.
- Eclipta alba var. erecta Miq.
- Eclipta alba var. longifolia (Schrad.) Bettfr.
- Eclipta alba var. parviflora (Wall. ex DC.) Miq.
- Eclipta alba var. prostrata (L.) Miq.
- Eclipta alba var. zippeliana (Blume) Miq.
and 73 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 2,683 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Lucas Christofides, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: HM Emon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.