This flora is very familiar in our eyes, seen in almost every area of the land that is empty also in open places we can find this plant easily. In the nature of this plant can live in lithophytes, can grow on balconies or open spaces above buildings in urban areas. It is very easy to breed and has a high life ability in non-conducive soil conditions. Therefore this plant is categorized as a serious weed species, especially in productive soils.
#People are often upset about the presence of this plant. If it is revoked or cut again, it is eradicated and grows again with fertility, and so on. But if this is controlled by Nature's development. One of these plants is intolerant of shade and protected areas. Although categorized as a plant not ignored, Coatbuttons flower extract is one of the favorites for butterflies and other pollinator insects such as bees and tancers. So, it is very suitable for butterfly conservatory plants.
Tridax Daisy is also a serious competitor for ornamental plants that we deliberately plant to bring butterflies, such as Zinnia which is famous as an ornamental flower for butterfly charms. Zinnia flowers which according to a more beautiful view will be ignored or will at least be placed in the bottom position to be seen by a butterfly.
Coatbuttons are indeed simple, their shape is tiny. Even so with just a flower will be able to defeat the beautiful other decorative flowers in inviting butterflies. Including the type of Appias sp butterfly is very fond of this flower nectar. Similarly, other beautiful and charming butterflies.
There are two types of plants that are similar in shape to one from the genus Ipomoea ||Quamoclit pennata||, the other is Tridax procumbens which we discuss now. Besides being called Sanggalangit by people on the island of Java and in Aceh people say Bungoéng naluéng.
In addition, people call Orang-aring flowers, at first glance the flowers are similar to Bribil flowers, bribil plants themselves are very similar to Orang-aring flowers. So it is not surprising if people also call the Orang-aring flower, this naming is due to just ignorance.
The public often asks why is it called Tridax procumbens...? This is because these plants contain substances called procumbetin.
Characteristic flowers:
Whole flower shaped disc. Including compound flowers typical of Asteraceae, which are considered as
white crown or another term tinge, bright yellow that is the sepal. While the flowers themselves are small bright yellow.
The shape of the seeds are :
Similar needles with ends look like feathers that can be flown by the wind reaching a very large growing area. At first glance the Cemondelan seeds are indeed like Dandellion (Vigna) seeds, and others. This includes plants that scatter the seeds with the help of the wind with the elegant name Anemokori or seeded seeds, the seeds will fly everywhere carried by the wind and then landed on grassy land. If the landing conditions are appropriate, then there will be new flower individuals.
Gobesan in one cycle can produce 550 to 1,400 more seeds. Amazing isn't it? So it's no wonder that these wild plants are easy to spread around the growing area, of course not all of them become new plants, this is a natural selection.
For their habitat :
The range of growth is broad, starting from abandoned land, fields, meadows, open fields, empty land, roadside, around houses, forest edges, and other places that are open and exposed to sunlight.
#Londotan becomes the first rank of filling vegetation. This plant is not found in shaded or obstructed by large plants, such as forests or plantations that are very dense and very rarely seen in this area of the garden, and seen from the cycle of this plant is not able to grow in such areas, and can not live on muddy and wet land.
The growth rate of this plant is very fast, starting from two-leaved leaf sprouts to diligent flowering that is taken in just two or three weeks. The main benefit of this plant is as animal feed.
Besides that the leaves can be used to cure patients, dysentery, diarrhea and prevent hair loss. For its most famous properties it is able to reduce stiffness and pain, also swelling in joints due to rheumatism, gout, restoring metabolism to function of the liver, kidneys and increasing stamina.
#The content of the leaf extract is very effective for lowering blood pressure and heart rate, treating hypertension. Can stimulate wound healing. Because the herbaceous substances are non-toxic, it is safe to consume for people with liver and kidney disorders, also these wild plants are rich in minerals such as magnesium, potassium and calcium which are** very good for the body.**
Keep in mind the Srunen extract from this plant shows antidiabetic content. How to serve as an alternative herbal medicine is: Take enough fresh leaves, wash thoroughly, then boil with approximately 200 ml of water until the remaining 150 ml, then filtered, and drunk while warm or cold. As for other recipes, fresh leaves only hold two hands, then simmer with two cups of water until the remaining one glass, then filter and leave until warm and consumed immediately.
If you want more practical extracts or teas are already available, which have been sold freely in drug stores.
Category of disturbing flora or weeds, this is a type of invasive species that is so troubling in some countries. The original tropical American plants are able to survive in hard, dry, and very minimal water conditions outside their natural habitat. When exposed to the sun's light just a little soon grows at the same time, as if this plant is able to survive up to hundreds of years. At the location of cultivating short-trunked plants such as corn, sugar cane, cotton trees, soybeans, and wheat, also in other places the same plants become serious weeds that need to be watched out.
This plant trip has been included in the list of serious weeds in several tropical countries such as Ivory Coast, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, and Ghana. In the archipelago and Thailand also in El Salvador, Guatemala, Tanzania and Honduras these plants have become a nuisance for productive crops or weeds.
In the area that has just been harvested, this plant is very fast filling in the places that have been empty of cultivated plants together with other weeds.
#Some people consider weed plants, but not a category of severe disturbances. There is also a truth, because the roots are very short typical of the Asteraceae family which is still so easy to be revoked. Because it's so easy to grow this plant needs to get its own attention.
For the case of eradication, you must use the right tricks so that no stems are left in the ground, the stems left on the ground are still able to regenerate very well to grow even faster.
| Category | FloraPhotography |
| Settings | AutoFocus |
| Camera | Xiaomi mi-max2 |
| Lens | Standard |
| Location | Al-asyi garden-North Aceh |
| Date | 25|08|18 |