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''Turnera ulmifolia'', the ramgoat dashalong or yellow alder, is a species of
''Turnera ulmifolia'' grows erect, with dark toothed leaves and small, yellow-orange flowers, and is often found as a weed growing on roadsides. These yellow flowers bloom around 6:00 am and wilt around 11:30 AM. Life span for flower is around 6 hours. These plants can survive on minimum water and grow on walls, cement blocks, and rocks. Tawny Coster (Acraea terpsicore) butterfly larvae feed on these plants.
This plant is commonly misidentified with the closely related ''T. diffusa'' in horticultural commerce, causing it to be often misrepresented as "Damiana."
plant
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of family Passifloraceae
The Passifloraceae are a family of flowering plants, containing about 750 species classified in around 27 genera.
They include trees, shrubs, lianas, and climbing plants, and are mostly found in tropical regions. The family takes its name from ...
, native to Mexico
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and the West Indies
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. A recent study found that yellow alder potentiated the antibiotic
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activity against methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus'' (MRSA
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).
Description
''Turnera ulmifolia'' grows erect, with dark toothed leaves and small, yellow-orange flowers, and is often found as a weed growing on roadsides. These yellow flowers bloom around 6:00 am and wilt around 11:30 AM. Life span for flower is around 6 hours. These plants can survive on minimum water and grow on walls, cement blocks, and rocks. Tawny Coster (Acraea terpsicore) butterfly larvae feed on these plants.
This plant is commonly misidentified with the closely related ''T. diffusa'' in horticultural commerce, causing it to be often misrepresented as "Damiana."
References
ulmifolia Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Passifloraceae-stub