Diastatea micrantha

Family: Campanulaceae

What it is like

A herb. The flowers are purple.

Also put in the family Lobeliaceae.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Argentina, Bolivia, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Plant, leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Hierba del pajaro, Santa jovita, Te silvestre

Synonyms

Diastatea maximiliana (E. Wimm.) E. Wimm.; Diastatea micrantha var. longibracteata (E. Wimm.) E. Wimm.; Diastatea micrantha var. ovatifolia (B. L. Rob.) E. Wimm.; Diastatea serrata Standl. & L. O. Williams; Dortmanna micrantha (Kunth) Kuntze; Dortmanna minutiflora (Kunze) Kuntze; Dortmanna parviflora (M. Martens & Galeotti) Kuntze; Laurentia maximiliana E. Wimm.; Laurentia michoacana B. L. Rob.; Laurentia michoacana var. ovatifolia B. L. Rob.; Laurentia micrantha (Kunth) Zahlbr.; Laurentia micrantha var. longibracteata E. Wimm.; Laurentia micrantha var. ovatifolia (B. L. Rob.) E. Wimm.; Laurentia ovatifolia B. L. Rob.; Laurentia pedunculata Brandegee; Laurentia subtilis Kunth; Lobelia draba Willd. ex Schult.; Lobelia micrantha Kunth; Lobelia micrantha var. subtilis (Kunth) Vatke; Lobelia minutiflora Kunze; Lobelia parviflora M. Martens & Galeotti; Lobelia ruderalis Willd. ex Schult.; Lobelia subtilis Kunth; Lobelia tuerckheimii Vatke ex B. L. Rob.; Rapuntium micranthum (Kunth) C. Presl; Rapuntium subtile (Kunth) C. Presl;