Asteraceae FAMILY Least Concern

Acmella paniculata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Acmella paniculata is an annual plant with erect or ascending, branched stems; it can grow up to 30cm tsll[ 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 food and a medicine. It is sometimes grown as a medicinal plant, and also as an ornamental[ 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 ].. Acmella paniculata is widely distributed and no threats to the species have been recorded. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Indian subcontinent, southern China, through southeast Asia to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands

HabitatWetlands, boggy ground, margins of ponds, marshes, along water courses and in rice fields[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].