Asteraceae FAMILY

Dichrocephala integrifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dichrocephala integrifolia is an erect or spreading, aromatilc annual plant growing 20 - 60cm tall, occasionally to 100cm. It often branches freely at the base, though can a,so be unbranched, and forms new roots at the leaf nodes[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeScattered from tropical and subtropical Africa, through the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, tropical and subtropical Asia to New Guinea, Australia, Pacific

HabitatA common weed of fallowed rice fields and moist waste places; also found on old clearings, along trails, drainage ditches and roads, especially on clay soils, at elevations from 500 - 3,000 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. Grassland and semi-shaded areas in Africa[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].