Synedrella nodiflora

(L.) Gaertn.

Cinderella weed, Porter bush

Asteraceae Edible: Leaves, Vegetable 6,676 iNaturalist observations

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Description

An annual herb. It has erect stems. It grows to 70 cm-2 m tall. The branches usually divided into two at each branch. The leaves are produced opposite each other and are 10 cm long on slender winged leaf stalks. It has an unpleasant smell. The flowers are yellow. They are in small heads. They can be singly or several together. They are in the axils of leaves. The fruit are flat and 4.5 mm long by 2 mm wide. They have stiff fringed wings.

Edible Uses

Young leaves are cooked as a vegetable or eaten raw in salads.

Traditional Uses

Young leaves are cooked and eaten. They are also eaten in salads.

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Medicinal Uses

The plant is used in traditional medicine.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It now occurs in many countries. It is commonly self sown in cultivated ground. It grows in savannah woodland. In Papua New Guinea it grows from sea level to about 1,000 m altitude. In Yunnan.

Where It Grows

Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Benin, British Indian Ocean Terr., BIOT, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Caribbean, Central Africa, Central America, China, Christmas Island, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marquesas, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Niue, North America, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Puerto Rico, Rotuma, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, SE Asia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South America*, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, USA, West Africa, West Indies,

Cultivation

Plants are easily grown from seeds.

Notes

This plant is eaten by livestock and sometimes fed to pigs. It is used in medicine. There is only on Synedrella species.

Synonyms

Blainvillea latifolia Ridley (not de Candolle)Verbesina nodiflora L.

Also Known As

Badotan lalaki, Bizat-hpo, Broowan, Bruwan, Getang-getang, Gletang warak, Gofu makeang, Hare jhaar, Jotang kuda, Jotang kuta, Jotang lalaki, Jukut genjreng, Ketumbit padang, Krasuk, Legetan, Mudiyendra pacha, Nithubadi, Nodeweed, Pig grass, Rumput babi, Salamani, Sarunen, Tae'oti, Treinta nueces, Tutup bumi paya

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