Gansgras
Cotula anthemoides

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

An annual herb. It grows 30 cm high. It has many branches from the base. The leaves do not have leaf stalks. The leaves at the base clasp the stem. The edges are dissected and the tips form sharp points. The flower heads occur singly. They are on long stalks and are flat topped.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in seasonally flooded grassland. It grows between 115-2,135 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Asia, Botswana, China, East Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zambia

How it is used for food

The leaves are cooked and eaten.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Umhlonyane, Umqokolo

Synonyms

Artemisia nilotica L.; Cotula chinensis Kitam.; Cotula dichrocephala Sch.Bip. ex A. Rich.; Cotula microcephala DC.; Pleiogyne anthemoides (L.);