Acmella alba (l'hér.) R.K.Jansen

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Acmella

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.65m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.65
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Open river banks. A weed of moist places.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Medicine (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Acmella alba (l'hér.) unspecified picture

Distribution

Acmella alba (l'hér.) world distribution map, present in Brazil and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:271528-2
WFO ID wfo-0000075797
COL ID 92R8Q
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ceratocephalus salivaria Spilanthes salivaria Spilanthes iolepis Acmella alba (l'hér.) Spilanthes ocymifolia Bidens humilis Bidens ocymifolia Spilanthes alba Spilanthes albus l'hér. Spilanthes ocymifolia f. ocymifolia Spilanthes alba l'hér. Spilanthes ocymifolia var. ocymifolia Acmella alba var. alba