Asteraceae FAMILY

Borrichia frutescens

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Borrichia frutescens is an evergreen shrub in the more tropical areas of its range, but dies down to its perennial rhizomes in colder areas with frosts[ 428 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 65 Publication Author Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1978 ISBN Description An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. This volume contains parts of the Flora of Panama. ]. The plant spreads by means of its rhizomes, forming dense mats of growth up to 1.2 metres tall[ 428 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 65 Publication Author Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1978 ISBN Description An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. This volume contains parts of the Flora of Panama. ]. The plant is possibly used as a food and medicine. It is sometimes cultivated as a hedge or ground cover plant.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeC. America - southern Mexico, north to southern N. America from Texas to Florida, north to N. Carolina.

HabitatSalt marsh communities, brackish backwaters, limestone rocky shores; at elevations up to 10 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. ].