Acmella caulirhiza

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows between 750-3,100 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, East Africa, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, South Africa, Swaziland, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, West Africa, Zambia

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves, vegetable

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Goorisa

Synonyms

Eclipta filicaulis Schumach. & Thonn.; Spilanthes abyssinica Sch. Bip. ex A. Rich; Spilanthes africana DC.; Spilanthes caulirhiza (Delile) DC.; Spilanthes caulirhiza var. madagascariensis DC.; Spilanthes filicaulis (Schumach. & Thonn.) C. D. Adams; Spilanthes mauritiana f. madagascariensis (DC.) A. H. Moore;