Acmella brachyglossa

Botanical Description

Acmella brachyglossa is an annual plant with decumbent to stems that occasionally root at the nodes; it can grow around 10 - 30cm tall[ 2014 Title Notes on Acmella (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in Taiwan Publication Botanical Studies (2008) 49: 73-82 Author Chung K.F. et al Publisher Year 2008 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is cultivated as a medicinal plant in Taiwan[ 2014 Title Notes on Acmella (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in Taiwan Publication Botanical Studies (2008) 49: 73-82 Author Chung K.F. et al Publisher Year 2008 ISBN Description ]. Given its weedy behavior in other parts of the world, Acmella brachyglossa is likely to become widespread and rampant in Taiwan[ 2014 Title Notes on Acmella (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in Taiwan Publication Botanical Studies (2008) 49: 73-82 Author Chung K.F. et al Publisher Year 2008 ISBN Description ].