
Asteraceae FAMILY
Pulicaria undulata
Pulicaria undulata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pulicaria undulata is an annual, decumbent or erect herb growing up to 60cm tall[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The plant has minor medicinal uses and is sometimes sold in local markets.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Mauritania to N. Nigeria, eastwards across Africa to Somalia, through the Arabian Peninsula and on to India.
HabitatNot known