Wedelia prostrata is
a perennial herb occurring in sandy soil on seashores. Stems have
pispids all around, crawl on the ground long and branch well, and
grow diagonally upward about 60cm in height. Leaves are opposite;
1.5-4.5cm long, long, oblong-shaped, and thick, with sparse hairs on
the margins and the pispids on both surfaces. Flower heads,
1.6-2.2cm in diameter, singly set themselves at stem tips;
involucres are semi-spherical, and achenes are 3.5-4mm long. Bloom
time: July-October. |