Tagetes multiflora

Kunth

Anis bush

Asteraceae Edible: Leaves 927 iNaturalist observations

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Description

An annual herb. It grows 20 cm high. The stems are thin. The leaves are divided. The flowers are yellow. It has the smell of anis.

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Edible Uses

The leaves are used for flavouring.

Traditional Uses

The leaves are used for flavouring.

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Distribution

It is a warm temperate plant. In Chile it grows from 500-3,000 m altitude. It grows in very dry areas with a rainfall below 100 mm per year. It grows in full sun. In Argentina it grows between 1,000-4,500 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zone 9. It can tolerate some frost.

Where It Grows

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, South America*,

Also Known As

Allpa anis, Allpa tsintsu, Ashna yuyu, Haya sitzo, Seyko, Sincho, Suycito, Suycu, Suyko

References (6)

Hensen, I., 1992, La Flora de la Comunidad Chorojo, Su uso, taxonomía científica y vernacular. Agroecología Universidad Cochabamba p 23
Leon-Lobos, P., et al, 2022, Patterns of Traditional and Modern Uses of Wild Edible Native Plants of Chile: Challenges and Future Perspectives. Plants (Basel) v 11 (6) Table S1
Quintana, C. M., 2010, Wild Plants in the Dry Valleys Around Quito Ecuador. An Illustrated Guide. Publicationes del Harbario, QCA p 77
Torre, de la L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 235
Villagran, C., et al, 1999, La Tradicion Altiplanica: Estudio Etnobotanico en Los Andes de Iquique, Primera Region, Chile. Chungara, volumen 31 No. 1 pp 81-186

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