Asteraceae FAMILY
Centipeda minima
Centipeda minima
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Centipeda minima is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.10 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeE. Asia to Australia - New South Wales.
HabitatWaste ground and roadsides all over Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Usually in wet places in eastern Australia[ 265 Title Flora of the Sydney Region Publication Author Carolin. R. & Tindale. M. Publisher Reed. Australia. Year 1993 ISBN 0730104001 Description Concise flora with little beyond an extensive key, species descriptions, very brief habitat description. ].