Asteraceae FAMILY
Erechtites hieraciifolius
Erechtites hieraciifolius
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Erechtites hieraciifolius is an annual plant that can grow up to 2.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEastern N. America - New Brunswick to Florida, west to South Dakota and Texas.
HabitatWet areas in Texas-274]. Usually semidisturbed sites in open woods from sea level to 800 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. ]. Thickets, burns and waste places[ 222 Title A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Publication Author Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Co. Year 1990 ISBN 0395467225 Description A concise book dealing with almost 500 species. A line drawing of each plant is included plus colour photographs of about 100 species. Very good as a field guide, it only gives brief details about the plants medicinal properties. ].