Asteraceae FAMILY

Vernonanthura patens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vernonanthura patens is an erect shrub, usually growing 2 - 3 metres tall, but sometimes becoming more tree-like and growing up to 6 metres tall[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is gathered from the wild for local medicinal use. It is sometimes cultivated in Mexico for medicinal use[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela; Central America - Panama to Mexico.

HabitatWet or dry thickets or forest, at elevations from sea level to 1,700 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].