Asteraceae FAMILY

Achyrocline satureioides

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Achyrocline satureioides is a perennial plant with a woody rootstock, with stems that are woody at the base and up to 2 metres long[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ]. A popular herbal remedy in S. America, the plant is gathered from the wild for local medicinal use. It is sold in local markets in Peru[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ], and is sometimes cultivated in Brazil for its medicinal uses[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana.

HabitatDry, high and sunny soils. Also over rocks and road borders[ 522 Title Compositae Newsletter No. 43 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher The Swedish Museum of Natural History; Stockholm. Year 2005 ISBN 0284-8422 Description Contains a catalogue of the Asteraceae of Chacoan Plin, Argentina. Terse information on each species, often including notes on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Usually found in sandy soils at elevations below 2,000 metres[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ].