Anacyclus clavatus

Botanical Description

Anacyclus clavatus is an annual plant with slender to stout, procumbent to erect stems that can be 7 - 30cm long, exceptionally to 50cm. The plant is usually much-branched from the base, or branches from the middle, often forming a mat of growth[ 1059 Title A Guide to Medicinal Plants in North Africa Publication Author Publisher IUCN; Malaga, Spain Year 2005 ISBN 2-8317-0893-1 Description A guide to over 100 species of medicinal herbs in N. Africa. , 1070 Title Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany Vol. 7 Publication Author Publisher British Museum; London Year 1979 ISBN Description A botanical journal, this volume contains a very detailed revision of the genus Anacyclus ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. Anacyclus clavatus is a pernicious weed occupying a considerable range in Mediterranean Europe and Africa. It is a dominant plant in disturbed habitats of north Morocco, Algeria, Tunis and Libya and occurs abundantly in similar habitats in many coastal and inland places of Spain, France, Italy, Jugoslavia, Greece and Turkey. Also it often appears as a casual in various parts of Russia and northern Europe1070].