Cinderella weed, Porter bush
Synedrella nodiflora

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

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.

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

Where it is found

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.

Countries/locations it is found in

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, Puerto Rico, Rotuma, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, SE Asia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South America (country/location of origin), Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, USA, West Africa, West Indies

How it is used for food

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

Edible parts

Leaves, vegetable

How it is grown

Plants are easily grown from seeds.

Its other names

Local names

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

Synonyms

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