Asteraceae FAMILY
Bidens schimperi
Bidens schimperi
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Bidens schimperi is an erect or straggling, much-branched, annual plant growing up to about 1 metre tall[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The edible leaves are sometimes gathered from the wild for local use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
HabitatDry grassland, black-cotton soil, old cultivation, Brachystegia woodland in grassy glades, overgrazed or recently burnt soils, at elevations up to 2,400 metres[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ].