Vernoniastrum ambiguum

(Kotschy & Peyr.) H. Rob.

Asteraceae
Vernoniastrum ambiguum
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Vernoniastrum ambiguum
gbif · cc-by
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows in woodland, savannah woodland and in palm groves.

Africa, Benin, East Africa, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, 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

An annual herb.

Names & Synonyms
Vernonia ambigua Kotschy & Peyr.
References (1)
  • Achigan-Dako, E, et al (Eds), 2009, Catalogue of Traditional Vegetables in Benin. International Foundation for Science. (As Vernonia ambigua)

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