Wedelia chinensis (Osbeck) Merr.

Common Name : Chinese wedelia
Family : Asteraceae

HABIT

A HAIRY ANNUAL HERB.

STEMS

SPREADING WITH BRANCHES USUALLY LESS THAN 50 CM LONG.

LEAVES

OBLONG TO OBLONG-LANCEOLATE, 2-4.5 CM IN LENGTH, AND NARROWED AT BOTH ENDS. THE MARGINS ARE ENTIRE OR OBSCURELY TOOTHED; BOTH SURFACES ARE COVERED WITH SHARP-POINTED, APPRESSED, STRAIGHT, AND STIFF HAIRS.

FLOWERS

THE HEADS ARE STALKED, ABOUT 1 CM IN DIAMETER, AND YELLOW.

FRUITS

THE ACHENES ARE NEARLY CYLINDRIC, HAIRY.