Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Yellow alder

Turnera ulmifolia

Spanish: Aile amarillo

Turnera ulmifolia, the ramgoat dashalong or yellow alder, is a species of plant of family Passifloraceae, native to Mexico and the West Indies. A recent study found that yellow alder potentiated the antibiotic activity against methicillin—resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Most often recorded in Apr, Oct, Dec, Feb.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Passifloraceae

Local records7 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records13,515 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2020 – 2023

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2023-10-30 — observation by victor0001
2023-04-08 — observation by vctrndr
2022-12-25 — observation by santiagob1986
2022-02-06 — observation by zihuadean
2021-03-31 — observation by pcarreyes
2020-04-27 — observation by anapaoly

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Plants guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Yellow alder (Turnera ulmifolia) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/turnera-ulmifolia/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.