Native herb of
Mexico and
West Indies. Probably introduced as an ornamental (Earliest specimen was collected from the neighborhood of
Hakgala Botanic garden in 1926). Escaped and widely naturalized along roadsides and tracks, margins of cultivation and forest edges and waste lands above 1300 m elevations.It has become a serious weed and listed as a invasive plant to
Sri Lanka.
Mistflower forms a dense strand and prevent the growth of native plants. Seeds spread by wind and water. Flowering from December to May and probably throughout the year.
