Cyathula species ?- Sri Lanka

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Please ID this prostrate herbaceous plant with medicinal properties. Flowers are pink/brown. Takem in Sri Lanka in May 2012.

Cyathula sp?


Can it be Pupalia lappacea var. argyrophylla as per POWO, though I am not convinced?


Another possibility is Cyathula prostrata, but I am not finding such leaves. 


Celosia polygonoides Retz.


It looks different from images at
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/celosia-polygonoides/

Leaf base also looks different.

Updated on July 16, 2025