Family:
Asteraceae
Synonym: Wedelia trilobata (L.) Hitchc.
Habit:
Herb
Habitat:
Moist Deciduous Forests, Plains to High Altitude, Cultivated, Native of
Tropical America
Distribution: Mexico,
Central America, and the Caribbean, but now grows throughout the Neotropics
Flowering and Fruiting: October - April.
Key identification features:
Yellow Dots is native to the northern part of South America and the West
Indies. It is a creeping evergreen perennial that roots at the leaf nodes and
spreads widely. The leaves are ovate and usually 3 lobed. The flower is a
yellow daisy-like flower. Plant creeps and roots at nodes, making a dense
ground cover, as well as a great hanging basket
Uses: Treatment
of bites and stings, fever and infection, wound healing
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