Asteraceae FAMILY

Stevia serrata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Stevia serrata is a perennial plant producing stems 40 - 100cm tall from a rhizomatous rootstock[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The sweet-flavoured leaves are sometimes gathered from the wild for local use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - Ecuador, Colombia; C. America - Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico; southwest N. America - New Mexico, Texas, Arizona.

HabitatRoadsides, disturbed sites, oak-grasslands, oak-pine grasslands, and oak, mixed conifer-oak, mixed pine, ponderosa pine-Douglas fir, pine-fir-aspen, spruce-Douglas fir, and fir-hemlock woodlands; at elevations from 1,700 - 2,700 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].