Asteraceae FAMILY
Myriactis nepalensis
Myriactis nepalensis
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Myriactis nepalensis is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas.
HabitatOpen places along trails and as a weed of cultivated ground at elevations of 1400 - 3900 metres in Nepal[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ].