Asteraceae FAMILY

Cyclachaena xanthifolia

Edibility

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Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cyclachaena xanthifolia is an annual plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeMost regions of N. America except the southeast and far north. A casual in Britain[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].

HabitatDisturbed sites: abandoned fields, bottomlands, flood plains, stream banks at elevations of 1 - 1300 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. ].