Tagetes pusilla
H. B. Kunth
Sacha anis
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(c) Euge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
(c) Euge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - tea, Leaves - flavouring
The leaves are brewed as tea or used as a flavouring in dishes.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Andes, Bolivia, Ecuador, South America,
How to Identify
An herb in the Asteraceae family found in tropical regions. One of approximately 50 Tagetes species.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Tagetes pusilla, the lesser marigold, is a Latin American species of marigolds in the family Asteraceae. It is native Central America and western South America from Guatemala to northern Argentina. Tagetes pusilla is a small annual herb rarely more than 10 cm (4 inches) tall. Leaves are deeply dissected, the leaflets reduced to threads. One plant a few small flower heads, each containing 1-3 white ray florets surrounding 8-10 disc florets.
Notes
There are about 50 Tagetes species.
Names & Synonyms
Anis anis
References (3)
- Bentley, J., Nina, S & Perez, S., 2001, Ethnobotany of Weeds in Cochabamba.
- Joyal, E., 1987, Ethnobotanical Field Notes from Ecuador: Camp, Prieto, Jorgensen, and Giler. Economic Botany 41(2): 163-189
- Thomas, E., et al, 2008, The Relationship Between Plant Use and Plant Diversity in the Bolivian Andes, with Special Reference to Medicinal Plant Use. Hum Ecol (2008) 36:861–879
