Asteraceae FAMILY

Sigesbeckia pubescens

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sigesbeckia pubescens is an annual plant growing 60 - 120cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern China, Japan, Korea, India

HabitatMountain slopes, forest margins, thickets, grasslands; at elevations up to 3,400 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].