Verbenaceae FAMILY

Phyla nodiflora

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Phyla nodiflora is a low-growing, herbaceous, perennial plant that creeps along the ground, forming roots as it spreads, and often forming large mats or colonies[ 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 plant is gathered from the wild for local domestic medicinal use. It is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental plant and ground cover in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world[ 302 Title Tropical Ornamentals; A Guide Publication Author Whistler. W. Arthur. Publisher Timber Press Inc. Oregon. Year 2000 ISBN 0-88192-448-2 Description An excellent little guide to some of the more commonly cultivated ornamental plants of the Tropics, often giving some information on the plants other uses. ]. The plant spreads rapidly by means of running stems and can carpet large areas, which can be a blessing or a pain depending on the circumstance![ K Title Plants for a Future Author Ken Fern Description Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeWidely spread from the warmer regions of the temperate zone to the tropical zone all around the world

HabitatNear the coast in Australia[ 154 Title Flora of Victoria. Publication Author Ewart. A. J. Publisher University Press; Melbourne Year 1930 ISBN Description A flora of eastern Australia, it is rather short on information that is useful to the plant project. ]. A common weed in the warmer areas of China, where it grows along stream banks and in grassy places; at elevations from 300 - 2,300 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. ].