Cotula cinerea
Delile
Ash buttons, Ashy cotula
AsteraceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Flavouring
The leaves are used as a condiment and flavouring.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in sandy damp places
Africa, Mali, West Africa,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A small herb in the daisy family reaching 15 cm high, found in sandy damp places in tropical regions.
Names & Synonyms
Gertufa
Brocchia cinerea (Delile) Vis.Brocchia cinerea Batt.Cenocline cinerea K. KochCotula minor Caruel ex Boiss.Grangea cinerea Link.Tanacetum cinereum (Delile) DC.
References (2)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1. Kew.
- Seidemann J., 2005, World Spice Plants. Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer. p 119
