Asteraceae FAMILY

Nidorella microcephala

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Nidorella microcephala is an erect, annual herb with a solitary stem that is rarely branched from the base. It can grow from 30 - 150cm tall[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 610 Title Flora of Tropical East Africa Publication Author Beentje H.J. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2002 ISBN Description Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEastern and southern Africa - Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, S. Africa.

HabitatRiverine habitats on sand or clay soils, as well as in roadside ditches and as a weed in gardens; at elevations from 300 - 1,800 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].