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Phyla nodiflora
"The inflorescence consists of a purple-coloured centre encircled by small white-to-pink flowers. The flower takes on a match-like look, which is why the plant is sometimes called matchweed.
Riparian area under Tamarisk at lake. This is native to the US and South America
Aka frog fruit, sawtooth fogfruit, turkey tangle, matchweed
Spotted on Jun 20, 2012
Submitted on Jun 21, 2012
4 Comments
Thanks again!
It's very easy to propagate...just pull up a few pieces from the groundcover. They will have little roots at the nodes....and transplant them. Here they're nearly everywhere if you start looking.
Thank you! This is my first time spotting these and I'm an instant fan. I may look for these at the nursery and put them in the backyard. I knew it was native but I didn't notice the range on the reference. I'll update it now.
Native to Florida too...a great plant for butterflies.
Good photos!