Name: Monksefa
Scientific name: Eclipta prostrata
Type: Herb
Color: Green
Habitat: Irrigated Areas,Waste Areas
Size: 30 - 100 cm
Introduced
Family: Asteraceae
Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Apr–May. Status: Introduced. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Recorded from a single location by Batanouny, but occurs in irigated lawns and other damp places elsewhere in the Gulf, so may be more widespread now in Qatar. Uses: Rizk & El-Ghazaly list numerous cosmetic and medicinal uses.