Asteraceae FAMILY

Dicoma anomala

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dicoma anomala is a decumbent spreading perennial plant. It produces annual, aerial stems 5 - 60cm long from woody, subterranean stems 2 - 18 cm long[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - Angola, The Congo and Tanzania, south to S, Africa.

HabitatMiombo woodland, wooded grassland and submontane grasslands, on rocky hillsides or grassy plains in doleritic or sandy soils[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. Stony grasslands, hillsides or flat grassland and in savannah, on doleritic or sandy soils[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ].