Asteraceae FAMILY

Acmella ciliata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Acmella ciliata is a herbaceous perennial plant with stems that are usually decumbent to ascending and root at the nodes; it can grow around 30 - 80cm tall[ 2014 Title Notes on Acmella (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in Taiwan Publication Botanical Studies (2008) 49: 73-82 Author Chung K.F. et al Publisher Year 2008 ISBN Description , 2015 Title The Systematics of Acmella (Asteraceae-Heliantheae) Publication Systematic Botany Monographs, Vol. 8, 1985 , pp1-115 Author Jansen R.K. Publisher American Society of Plant Taxonomists Year 1985 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is sometimes cultivated in Taiwan as a medicinal plant[ 2014 Title Notes on Acmella (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in Taiwan Publication Botanical Studies (2008) 49: 73-82 Author Chung K.F. et al Publisher Year 2008 ISBN Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Argentina, Bolivia, northern Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana; C. America - Panama

HabitatMoist, weedy habitats especially along road sides, cultivated fields, and stream banks; at elevations from sea level to 2,650 metres[ 2015 Title The Systematics of Acmella (Asteraceae-Heliantheae) Publication Systematic Botany Monographs, Vol. 8, 1985 , pp1-115 Author Jansen R.K. Publisher American Society of Plant Taxonomists Year 1985 ISBN Description ].