The other name of Eclipta is also known as golden lotus, cold lotus, Golden Lotus, dry lotus, etc. it is a plant of Eclipta in the Golden Lotus family, with no hair on the stem, or a small amount of sparse fine hair.
Mirror grass is not very similar to the former, nor is it the same plant. It is also called Cuiping grass and Jinxian grass. It belongs to Urticaceae. It has a rhizome at the bottom, and its stem is relatively upright. It is unbranched at the top, and its height is about 2-13cm.
The leaves of Eclipta are slightly fleshy, nearly round in shape, about 3-10 cm in diameter, with 9 main veins on the leaf surface. The texture is very obvious, the edge of the leaf is a wave like shallow crack, and the back of the leaf has sparse hair.
The leaves of mirror grass are fleshy and plump, but they will become paper when they are very dry. The shape is nearly round or oval, the length is about 2.5-9cm, the width is about 2-8cm, the texture on the leaf surface is not obvious, the edge of the leaf is the whole edge, or there is a little shallow wave gap.
Eclipta's flowers are relatively large, with a diameter of about 2.5-6 cm. They are rich in color, including yellow, orange, purple, etc.
The flowers of mirror grass are smaller, which are fleshy inflorescences and light yellow.
