Asteraceae FAMILY

Acmella repens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Acmella repens is a herbaceous perennial plant producing decumbent to creeping stems that root at the nodes tyo produce new plants; it usually grows up to 50cm tall, but can reach 120cm[ 1171 Title Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes Publication Author Jerzy Rzedowski & Graciela Calderón de Rzedowski (Editors) Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Instituto de Ecología A.C. Centro Regional del Bajío; Mexico Year 0 ISBN 0188-5170 Description Spanish-language flora of northwestern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet , 2015 Title The Systematics of Acmella (Asteraceae-Heliantheae) Publication Systematic Botany Monographs, Vol. 8, 1985 , pp1-115 Author Jansen R.K. Publisher American Society of Plant Taxonomists Year 1985 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWestern S. America - Paraguay to Venezuela; C. America - Panama to Mexico; southeast N. America - Texas to Florida & N. Carolina; Caribbean - Cuba

HabitatA common plant of moist soil in swamps, along the banks of streams and lagoons, along canals, in flooded fields and similar environments, sometimes as a weed of cultivated land; at elevations up to 2,900 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. , 1171 Title Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes Publication Author Jerzy Rzedowski & Graciela Calderón de Rzedowski (Editors) Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Instituto de Ecología A.C. Centro Regional del Bajío; Mexico Year 0 ISBN 0188-5170 Description Spanish-language flora of northwestern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet ].